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https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2018.1436452
Firm-level determinants of direct and indirect exports: empirical evidence for C.E.E. and M.E.N.A. countries
Andrzej Cieślik
; Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Jan Jakub Michałek
; Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Sažetak
In this paper, we study the determinants of the direct and indirect
export performance of firms in Central and Eastern European
(C.E.E.) and Middle Eastern and North African (M.E.N.A.) countries,
both jointly and separately. In particular, we address three research
questions: (i) Do the firms that export indirectly display the same
characteristics as those that directly export their products?; (ii) Is
the role of innovation, research and development (R&D) and human
capital in export performance the same for firms that export directly
and indirectly? and (iii) Is there geographical differentiation between
C.E.E. and M.E.N.A. countries at the firm-level determinants of export
performance? The analysis is based on a firm-level database (B.E.E.P.S.
V) and covers the period between 2011 and 2014. We estimate the
probability of exports, controlling for country and sector-specific
effects using the probit model. We find that product innovations are
more important than process innovations in determining direct export
performance for the whole sample of countries. In addition, we find
that the level of firm productivity, spending on R&D, human capital,
foreign licences and foreign ownership are important in determining
the export performance of the firms that export directly but not in
the case of indirect exporters.
Ključne riječi
Direct and indirect export performance; M.E.N.A.; C.E.E.; probit
Hrčak ID:
206086
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.12.2018.
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