Policymakers in several countries have recently taken steps to promote the rapid export expansion of high-tech small …- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal of these policies has been to create successful export-intensive firms … computing firm to reach customers globally via digital platforms and its long-run employment growth relative to domestically …

Policymakers in several countries have recently taken steps to promote the rapid export expansion of small- and medium …-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal of these policies has been to create successful export-intensive firms, which are often referred to … for job creation and economic growth. Using detailed register data on the universe of Swedish manufacturing firms born …

This work investigates how the export status of the firm influences the patterns of growth at different age classes. We … data on export transactions. We find that the positive relationship between export status and growth declines with firm age …. Further, we also find that, even when accounting for the role of age, the negative size-growth relationship does not disappear …