The positive relationship between firm size and direct export is often considered as a stylized fact. Numerous econometric investigations back theoretical considerations by showing that a ceteris paribus positive relationship between firm size and direct export activities exists. This note...

This paper uses a large plant level panel data set from Germany and a matching approach to look for casual effects of starting to export on plant performance. We find positive effects on growth of employment, labor productivity, and wages.

This paper starts from the stylized fact that firm size and exporting tends to be positively related. Using large sets of establishment panel data for three different industries from official statistics, evidence is presented that the familiar picture of an export/sales ratio that increases (at...

Das Normalarbeitsverhältnis löst sich auf. Beschäftigungsverhältnisse, die bislang eher ein Randdasein geführt haben, gewinnen an empirischer Bedeutung. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit den beiden folgenden Fragen: Was charakterisiert die Beziehungen zwischen Arbeitnehmern in...