What Makes a Successful Export?

38 Pages Posted: 9 Jun 2008

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Holger Görg

University of Kiel; Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Richard Kneller

University of Nottingham

Balazs Murakozy

Institute of Econimics, CERS, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Date Written: December 2007

Abstract

We analyse a very rich and unique panel database which provides information on exports at the firm-product level. A stylised fact in the data is that many firms add as well as drop products from the export mix in any given year. Motivated by recent theory we investigate what determines the survival of products in the export mix. Estimating hazard models we find evidence that is consistent with the view that characteristics of the product as well as that of the firm matter. This suggests, in line with theory, that there are firm- as well as firm-product specific competencies that are important for shaping firms' export mix.

Keywords: competencies, export mix, product level, product survival

JEL Classification: F12, F14

Suggested Citation

Gorg, Holger and Kneller, Richard and Murakozy, Balazs, What Makes a Successful Export? (December 2007). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6614, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1140543

Holger Gorg (Contact Author)

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Richard Kneller

University of Nottingham ( email )

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Balazs Murakozy

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