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Export market participation with sunk costs and firm heterogeneity.
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Abstract In this paper we investigate the importance of sunk costs, firm characteristics and spillovers from nearby exporters on a firm’s decision to participate in exporting. The empirical analysis involves the estimation of a non-structural, discrete choice, dynamic model with firm heterogeneity. By using ... view more
In this paper we investigate the importance of sunk costs, firm characteristics and spillovers from nearby exporters on a firm’s decision to participate in exporting. The empirical analysis involves the estimation of a non-structural, discrete choice, dynamic model with firm heterogeneity. By using panel data for Estonian companies from 1994 to 1999 we find that: (i) both sunk costs and observable firm characteristics are important determinants of export market participation; (ii) previous history matters, in that, if a firm has been exporting the previous period or the period before, it significantly increases the likelihood of the firm exporting in the current period; (iii) larger firms with high capital intensity and foreign ownership are more likely to be exporters; (iv) operating in an export-oriented industry increases a firm’s likelihood of exporting.... view less
Classification
National Economy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 3195-3207
Journal
Applied Economics, 42 (2008) 25
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840802112372
ISSN
1466-4283
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)