efficiency increases within exporting firms over time. While there is strong evidence for the former, the latter has received … little support in the data. Previous research has documented minuscule or no efficiency gains within exporting plants. This … efficiency measure that is not affected by prices. We find that marginal costs drop substantially when plants begin to export …

to identify export-related efficiency gains within plants. Previous research typically derived revenue productivity (TFPR … plants, we compute plant-product level marginal cost as an efficiency measure that is not affected by output prices. For … export entrant products, we find efficiency gains of 15-25%. Because markups remain relatively stable after export entry …

to identify export-related efficiency gains within plants. Previous research typically derived revenue productivity (TFPR … plants, we compute plant-product level marginal cost as an efficiency measure that is not affected by output prices. For … export entrant products, we find efficiency gains of 15-25%. Because markups remain relatively stable after export entry …

costs are not affected by previous export market participation. So the well-known efficiency gap between exporters and non …

self-selection of the more efficient firms into the export market, and not learning-by-exporting, explains the efficiency …