This paper aims to investigate whether there is empirical evidence supporting the learning-to-export hypothesis, which has received little attention in the literature. By taking full advantage of plant-product level data from Korea during 1990-1998, we find some evidence for the...

This paper aims to explain the state of Korea’s manufacturing competitiveness and assess whether the Korean manufacturing industry has acted as an economic support during the COVID-19 pandemic through a cross-country analysis. In addition, this paper identifies what the driving force is behind...