thought and permeates policy debates. This paper studies the microeconomic structure of export growth in Costa Rica, with … special emphasis on the extensive margin of trade, encompassing new exporting firms, new products, and new export markets, as … - more than 40 percent of firms exit export activities after one year - and this firm turnover is associated with a steady …

entrepreneurs – defined as firms that became exporters – in determining export growth in a fast growing and export oriented middle …-income country i.e., Costa Rica during 1997-2007. It provides a detailed description of the contribution of export entrepreneurs in … firms in each year tend to exit export activities, and a similar percentage of firms enter. The exiting and entering firms …

thought and permeates policy debates. This paper studies the microeconomic structure of export growth in Costa Rica, with … special emphasis on the extensive margin of trade, encompassing new exporting firms, new products, and new export markets, as … -- more than 40 percent of firms exit export activities after one year -- and this firm turnover is associated with a steady …