International Sourcing and Firm Learning : Evidence from Serbian Firms
This paper uses merged customs and administrative data from Serbian firms to quantify the impact of neighboring firms’ importing experience on the decision to start sourcing inputs from new markets. The analysis finds that firms are more likely to...
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okr-10986-363412021-10-13T05:10:40Z International Sourcing and Firm Learning : Evidence from Serbian Firms Reasner, Mason Tan, Shawn W. IMPORTS PEER EFFECTS SPATIAL SPILLOVER FIRM PERFORMANCE SUPPLY CHAIN IMPORT SOURCING MARKET ACCESS This paper uses merged customs and administrative data from Serbian firms to quantify the impact of neighboring firms’ importing experience on the decision to start sourcing inputs from new markets. The analysis finds that firms are more likely to start importing from a new market if neighboring firms in the same industry and location have experience importing from that market and if those firms are increasing their imports over time. Further, the results support a distinction between imports and exports for the decision to enter foreign markets; unlike exports, import sourcing choices are not independent across countries. The analysis finds that imports across origins are substitutes, not complements. The paper also investigates origin-country and firm heterogeneity. The results indicate that the impact of neighboring firms’ importing experience is greater for source countries in the European Union market and for firms that are high productivity, foreign owned, and previous importers. Together, these findings suggest that a firm’s spatial connections are an important contributor to its access to global markets as sources for inputs. 2021-10-12T16:25:50Z 2021-10-12T16:25:50Z 2021-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/903471633369980079/International-Sourcing-and-Firm-Learning-Evidence-from-Serbian-Firms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36341 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9790 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Serbia |
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This paper uses merged customs and
administrative data from Serbian firms to quantify the
impact of neighboring firms’ importing experience on the
decision to start sourcing inputs from new markets. The
analysis finds that firms are more likely to start importing
from a new market if neighboring firms in the same industry
and location have experience importing from that market and
if those firms are increasing their imports over time.
Further, the results support a distinction between imports
and exports for the decision to enter foreign markets;
unlike exports, import sourcing choices are not independent
across countries. The analysis finds that imports across
origins are substitutes, not complements. The paper also
investigates origin-country and firm heterogeneity. The
results indicate that the impact of neighboring firms’
importing experience is greater for source countries in the
European Union market and for firms that are high
productivity, foreign owned, and previous importers.
Together, these findings suggest that a firm’s spatial
connections are an important contributor to its access to
global markets as sources for inputs. |
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Reasner, Mason Tan, Shawn W. |
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Reasner, Mason Tan, Shawn W. |
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Reasner, Mason |
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International Sourcing and Firm Learning : Evidence from Serbian Firms |
| title_short |
International Sourcing and Firm Learning : Evidence from Serbian Firms |
| title_full |
International Sourcing and Firm Learning : Evidence from Serbian Firms |
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International Sourcing and Firm Learning : Evidence from Serbian Firms |
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International Sourcing and Firm Learning : Evidence from Serbian Firms |
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international sourcing and firm learning : evidence from serbian firms |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/903471633369980079/International-Sourcing-and-Firm-Learning-Evidence-from-Serbian-Firms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36341 |
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