Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development : Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database
This paper presents new data on the micro structure of the export sector for 45 countries and studies how exporter behavior varies with country size and stage of development. Larger countries and more developed countries have more exporters, larger...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25176979/exporter-behavior-country-size-stage-development-evidence-exporter-dynamics-database http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22865 |
| Summary: | This paper presents new data on the
micro structure of the export sector for 45 countries and
studies how exporter behavior varies with country size and
stage of development. Larger countries and more developed
countries have more exporters, larger exporters, and a
greater share of exports controlled by the top 5 percent.
The extensive margin (more firms) plays a greater role than
the intensive margin (average size) in supporting exports of
larger countries. In contrast, the intensive margin is
relatively more important in explaining the exports of
richer countries. Exporter entry and exit rates are higher
and entrant survival is lower at an early stage of
development. The paper discusses the results in light of
trade theories with heterogeneous firms and the empirical
literature on resource allocation, firm size, and
development. An implication from the findings is that
developing countries export less because the top of the
firm-size distribution is truncated. |
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