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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Main Authors:	Fernandes, Ana M., Freund, Caroline, Pierola, Martha Denisse
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SUNK COSTS MICRO STRUCTURE TAXES WELFARE INTERNATIONAL BANK SUPPLY WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION INSTRUMENTS WARRANTS OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES OUTCOMES EXCHANGE RATES SUPPLY SHOCKS INVESTING POVERTY TRADE REGIMES EXPORTERS PROFITS PURCHASING POWER TRADE REGIME TRADE PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT FINANCIAL CRISIS ECONOMY TRANSACTIONS DEMAND GDP LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES RETURNS POVERTY REDUCTION THEORY COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS DOMESTIC MARKET TRADE LIBERALIZATION DISTRIBUTION UNCERTAINTY ECONOMIC RESEARCH TRADE STATISTICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY EXPORTER MARKET ACCESS CURRENCY INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS SHARE EXCHANGE RATE MARKET DYNAMICS DISTORTIONS WEALTH GROWTH RATES VARIABLES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSOLIDATION RETURNS TO SCALE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS LIBERALIZATION SCATTER PLOT TRUST FUND EXPORT VOLUMES FUTURE INSURANCE FIXED EFFECTS INPUTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOODS ACCOUNTING GOOD GRAVITY MODELS PURCHASING POWER PARITY INFLUENCE BILATERAL TRADE FUTURE RESEARCH GDP PER CAPITA WORLD TRADE FOREIGN MARKETS EXPORT MARKET EXCHANGE RATE SHOCKS UNCERTAINTIES COLONIZER EXCHANGE MARKET BUDGET TARIFFS DEVELOPMENT DUMMY VARIABLE POLITICAL ECONOMY COMMON COLONIZER TAX CHECK TRADE DATA TRADE BARRIERS ECONOMIES MARKET MACROECONOMICS MARGINAL PRODUCTS MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE TOTAL EXPORTS CONSOLIDATION PROCESS INTERNATIONAL TRADE TAXATION COIN DISTORTION OPTION FIXED COSTS INCOME ROBUSTNESS CHECK EXPORTS TRADE SHOCK MICRO DATA LABOR MARKET REAL EXCHANGE RATE HOLDING DEVELOPING COUNTRY FINANCIAL SUPPORT PRODUCTIVITY INTEREST EXPORT GROWTH OPEN ECONOMY EMERGING MARKETS TOTAL EXPORT TURNOVER VALUE COSTS EXPORT MARKETS RE-EXPORTS WAREHOUSES INCOME LEVELS FIRM PERFORMANCE DEPENDENT VARIABLE ECONOMICS TRADE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC POLICY FINANCE PROPERTIES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
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spelling	okr-10986-228652021-04-23T14:04:11Z Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development : Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database Fernandes, Ana M. Freund, Caroline Pierola, Martha Denisse SUNK COSTS MICRO STRUCTURE TAXES WELFARE INTERNATIONAL BANK SUPPLY WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION INSTRUMENTS WARRANTS OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES OUTCOMES EXCHANGE RATES SUPPLY SHOCKS INVESTING POVERTY TRADE REGIMES EXPORTERS PROFITS PURCHASING POWER TRADE REGIME TRADE PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT FINANCIAL CRISIS ECONOMY TRANSACTIONS DEMAND GDP LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES RETURNS POVERTY REDUCTION THEORY COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS DOMESTIC MARKET TRADE LIBERALIZATION DISTRIBUTION UNCERTAINTY ECONOMIC RESEARCH TRADE STATISTICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY EXPORTER MARKET ACCESS CURRENCY INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS SHARE EXCHANGE RATE MARKET DYNAMICS DISTORTIONS WEALTH GROWTH RATES VARIABLES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSOLIDATION RETURNS TO SCALE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS LIBERALIZATION SCATTER PLOT TRUST FUND EXPORT VOLUMES FUTURE INSURANCE FIXED EFFECTS INPUTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOODS ACCOUNTING GOOD GRAVITY MODELS PURCHASING POWER PARITY INFLUENCE BILATERAL TRADE FUTURE RESEARCH GDP PER CAPITA WORLD TRADE FOREIGN MARKETS EXPORT MARKET EXCHANGE RATE SHOCKS UNCERTAINTIES COLONIZER EXCHANGE MARKET BUDGET TARIFFS DEVELOPMENT DUMMY VARIABLE POLITICAL ECONOMY COMMON COLONIZER TAX CHECK TRADE DATA TRADE BARRIERS ECONOMIES MARKET MACROECONOMICS MARGINAL PRODUCTS MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE TOTAL EXPORTS CONSOLIDATION PROCESS INTERNATIONAL TRADE TAXATION COIN DISTORTION OPTION FIXED COSTS INCOME ROBUSTNESS CHECK EXPORTS TRADE SHOCK MICRO DATA LABOR MARKET REAL EXCHANGE RATE HOLDING DEVELOPING COUNTRY FINANCIAL SUPPORT PRODUCTIVITY INTEREST EXPORT GROWTH OPEN ECONOMY EMERGING MARKETS TOTAL EXPORT TURNOVER VALUE COSTS EXPORT MARKETS RE-EXPORTS WAREHOUSES INCOME LEVELS FIRM PERFORMANCE DEPENDENT VARIABLE ECONOMICS TRADE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC POLICY FINANCE PROPERTIES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 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. 2015-11-05T16:35:01Z 2015-11-05T16:35:01Z 2015-10 Working Paper 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 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7452 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	SUNK COSTS MICRO STRUCTURE TAXES WELFARE INTERNATIONAL BANK SUPPLY WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION INSTRUMENTS WARRANTS OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES OUTCOMES EXCHANGE RATES SUPPLY SHOCKS INVESTING POVERTY TRADE REGIMES EXPORTERS PROFITS PURCHASING POWER TRADE REGIME TRADE PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT FINANCIAL CRISIS ECONOMY TRANSACTIONS DEMAND GDP LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES RETURNS POVERTY REDUCTION THEORY COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS DOMESTIC MARKET TRADE LIBERALIZATION DISTRIBUTION UNCERTAINTY ECONOMIC RESEARCH TRADE STATISTICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY EXPORTER MARKET ACCESS CURRENCY INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS SHARE EXCHANGE RATE MARKET DYNAMICS DISTORTIONS WEALTH GROWTH RATES VARIABLES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSOLIDATION RETURNS TO SCALE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS LIBERALIZATION SCATTER PLOT TRUST FUND EXPORT VOLUMES FUTURE INSURANCE FIXED EFFECTS INPUTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOODS ACCOUNTING GOOD GRAVITY MODELS PURCHASING POWER PARITY INFLUENCE BILATERAL TRADE FUTURE RESEARCH GDP PER CAPITA WORLD TRADE FOREIGN MARKETS EXPORT MARKET EXCHANGE RATE SHOCKS UNCERTAINTIES COLONIZER EXCHANGE MARKET BUDGET TARIFFS DEVELOPMENT DUMMY VARIABLE POLITICAL ECONOMY COMMON COLONIZER TAX CHECK TRADE DATA TRADE BARRIERS ECONOMIES MARKET MACROECONOMICS MARGINAL PRODUCTS MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE TOTAL EXPORTS CONSOLIDATION PROCESS INTERNATIONAL TRADE TAXATION COIN DISTORTION OPTION FIXED COSTS INCOME ROBUSTNESS CHECK EXPORTS TRADE SHOCK MICRO DATA LABOR MARKET REAL EXCHANGE RATE HOLDING DEVELOPING COUNTRY FINANCIAL SUPPORT PRODUCTIVITY INTEREST EXPORT GROWTH OPEN ECONOMY EMERGING MARKETS TOTAL EXPORT TURNOVER VALUE COSTS EXPORT MARKETS RE-EXPORTS WAREHOUSES INCOME LEVELS FIRM PERFORMANCE DEPENDENT VARIABLE ECONOMICS TRADE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC POLICY FINANCE PROPERTIES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
spellingShingle	SUNK COSTS MICRO STRUCTURE TAXES WELFARE INTERNATIONAL BANK SUPPLY WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION INSTRUMENTS WARRANTS OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES OUTCOMES EXCHANGE RATES SUPPLY SHOCKS INVESTING POVERTY TRADE REGIMES EXPORTERS PROFITS PURCHASING POWER TRADE REGIME TRADE PERFORMANCE INVESTMENT FINANCIAL CRISIS ECONOMY TRANSACTIONS DEMAND GDP LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES RETURNS POVERTY REDUCTION THEORY COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS DOMESTIC MARKET TRADE LIBERALIZATION DISTRIBUTION UNCERTAINTY ECONOMIC RESEARCH TRADE STATISTICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY EXPORTER MARKET ACCESS CURRENCY INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS SHARE EXCHANGE RATE MARKET DYNAMICS DISTORTIONS WEALTH GROWTH RATES VARIABLES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSOLIDATION RETURNS TO SCALE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS LIBERALIZATION SCATTER PLOT TRUST FUND EXPORT VOLUMES FUTURE INSURANCE FIXED EFFECTS INPUTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOODS ACCOUNTING GOOD GRAVITY MODELS PURCHASING POWER PARITY INFLUENCE BILATERAL TRADE FUTURE RESEARCH GDP PER CAPITA WORLD TRADE FOREIGN MARKETS EXPORT MARKET EXCHANGE RATE SHOCKS UNCERTAINTIES COLONIZER EXCHANGE MARKET BUDGET TARIFFS DEVELOPMENT DUMMY VARIABLE POLITICAL ECONOMY COMMON COLONIZER TAX CHECK TRADE DATA TRADE BARRIERS ECONOMIES MARKET MACROECONOMICS MARGINAL PRODUCTS MARKETS LOCAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE TOTAL EXPORTS CONSOLIDATION PROCESS INTERNATIONAL TRADE TAXATION COIN DISTORTION OPTION FIXED COSTS INCOME ROBUSTNESS CHECK EXPORTS TRADE SHOCK MICRO DATA LABOR MARKET REAL EXCHANGE RATE HOLDING DEVELOPING COUNTRY FINANCIAL SUPPORT PRODUCTIVITY INTEREST EXPORT GROWTH OPEN ECONOMY EMERGING MARKETS TOTAL EXPORT TURNOVER VALUE COSTS EXPORT MARKETS RE-EXPORTS WAREHOUSES INCOME LEVELS FIRM PERFORMANCE DEPENDENT VARIABLE ECONOMICS TRADE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC POLICY FINANCE PROPERTIES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS Fernandes, Ana M. Freund, Caroline Pierola, Martha Denisse Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development : Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7452
description	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.
format	Working Paper
author	Fernandes, Ana M. Freund, Caroline Pierola, Martha Denisse
author_facet	Fernandes, Ana M. Freund, Caroline Pierola, Martha Denisse
author_sort	Fernandes, Ana M.
title	Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development : Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database
title_short	Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development : Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database
title_full	Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development : Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database
title_fullStr	Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development : Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database
title_full_unstemmed	Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development : Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database
title_sort	exporter behavior, country size and stage of development : evidence from the exporter dynamics database
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	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
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Exporter Behavior, Country Size and Stage of Development : Evidence from the Exporter Dynamics Database

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