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The export-productivity link for Brazilian manufacturing firms

Cirera, Xavier; Lederman, Daniel; Mañez Castillejo, Juan A. - 2015

This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity (TFP) in Brazilian manufacturing firms over … exports significantly, but with stagnant aggregate TFP growth. The authors first estimate firm-level TFP under alternative … control for the possibility that selection into exports may not be a random process. Their results confirm the self …

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Human Capital and Wages in Exporting Firms

Munch, Jakob Roland; Skaksen, Jan Rose - 2021

This paper studies the link between a firm's education level, export performance and wages of its workers. We argue that firms may escape intense competition in international markets by using high skilled workers to differentiate their products. This story is consistent with our empirical...

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Industrial Sector Exports in Colombia : Efficient Frontier Analysis

Restrepo-Morales, J.A. - 2016

sector efficiency ranking for exports is drawn up. This index determines the presence of unused resources, which is useful to … devise strategies to support exports. The analysis is based on a Monte Carlo simulation forecast to determine the average … variables. That is, gross production and exports. The purpose is to compare the effectiveness of the factors of production to …

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Industrial Sector Exports in Colombia : Efficient Frontier Analysis

Restrepo M, Jorge A. - 2016

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Export Status and Productivity Performance : Evidence from Matched Italian Firms

Amendolagine, Vito - 2011

This paper explores the two alternative hypotheses of "self-selection" and "learning by exporting" across different Italian manufacturing firms. Using matched sampling techniques that control for selection bias, we estimate whether new export-oriented firms are more efficient than domestic...

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Creating Jobs in India's Organised Manufacturing Sector

Kapoor, Radhicka - 2014

Despite witnessing a decade of rapid economic growth, an acceleration of growth in the organised manufacturing sector has eluded India. Using data from the An nual Survey of Industries, we examine the factors holding back the growth of output and employment in this sector. We find that there are...

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