Learning-by-Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity : Evidence from Colombia
The empirical evidence on whether participation in export markets increases plant-level productivity has been inconclusive so far. The authors explain this inconclusiveness by drawing on Arrow's (1962) characterization of learning-by-doing, which suggests focusing on young plants and using meas...
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okr-10986-89752021-04-23T14:02:42Z Learning-by-Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity : Evidence from Colombia Fernandes, Ana M. Isgut, Alberto E. ACCOUNTING ANNUAL OBSERVATIONS AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS CAPITAL GOODS CONSUMERS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DIMINISHING RETURNS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORT EXPORTS FIXED INPUTS FUELS INCOME INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT INNOVATION INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INVENTORY LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY METROPOLITAN AREAS NEW ENTRANTS PRICE INDEXES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES QUALITY STANDARDS RANDOM WALK SUNK COSTS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TIME SERIES TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY VARIABLE INPUTS WAGES The empirical evidence on whether participation in export markets increases plant-level productivity has been inconclusive so far. The authors explain this inconclusiveness by drawing on Arrow's (1962) characterization of learning-by-doing, which suggests focusing on young plants and using measures of export experience rather than export participation. They find strong evidence of learning-by-exporting for young Colombian manufacturing plants between 1981 and 1991: total factor productivity increases 4-5 percent for each additional year a plant has exported, after controlling for the effect of current exports on total factor productivity. Learning-by-exporting is more important for young than for old plants and in industries that deliver a larger percentage of their exports to high-income countries. 2012-06-25T21:30:46Z 2012-06-25T21:30:46Z 2005-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5686814/learning-by-doing-learning-by-exporting-productivity-evidence-colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8975 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3544 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 Latin America & Caribbean Colombia |
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ACCOUNTING ANNUAL OBSERVATIONS AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS CAPITAL GOODS CONSUMERS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DIMINISHING RETURNS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORT EXPORTS FIXED INPUTS FUELS INCOME INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT INNOVATION INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INVENTORY LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY METROPOLITAN AREAS NEW ENTRANTS PRICE INDEXES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES QUALITY STANDARDS RANDOM WALK SUNK COSTS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TIME SERIES TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY VARIABLE INPUTS WAGES |
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ACCOUNTING ANNUAL OBSERVATIONS AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS CAPITAL GOODS CONSUMERS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DIMINISHING RETURNS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL STUDIES EMPLOYMENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORT EXPORTS FIXED INPUTS FUELS INCOME INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT INNOVATION INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INVENTORY LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY METROPOLITAN AREAS NEW ENTRANTS PRICE INDEXES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES QUALITY STANDARDS RANDOM WALK SUNK COSTS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TIME SERIES TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY VARIABLE INPUTS WAGES Fernandes, Ana M. Isgut, Alberto E. Learning-by-Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity : Evidence from Colombia |
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The empirical evidence on whether participation in export markets increases plant-level productivity has been inconclusive so far. The authors explain this inconclusiveness by drawing on Arrow's (1962) characterization of learning-by-doing, which suggests focusing on young plants and using measures of export experience rather than export participation. They find strong evidence of learning-by-exporting for young Colombian manufacturing plants between 1981 and 1991: total factor productivity increases 4-5 percent for each additional year a plant has exported, after controlling for the effect of current exports on total factor productivity. Learning-by-exporting is more important for young than for old plants and in industries that deliver a larger percentage of their exports to high-income countries. |
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Fernandes, Ana M. Isgut, Alberto E. |
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Fernandes, Ana M. Isgut, Alberto E. |
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Fernandes, Ana M. |
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Learning-by-Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity : Evidence
from Colombia |
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Learning-by-Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity : Evidence
from Colombia |
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Learning-by-Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity : Evidence
from Colombia |
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Learning-by-Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity : Evidence
from Colombia |
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Learning-by-Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity : Evidence
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learning-by-doing, learning-by-exporting, and productivity : evidence
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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