Export Superstars

We show that very large firms shape country export patterns. Among 32 countries, the top firm on average accounts for 14% of a country’s total (non-oil) exports, and the top five firms make up 30%. These export superstars are also important in the sectoral distribution of exports. Variation in expor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Freund, Caroline, Pierola, Martha Denisse
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Press 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23942