Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5100925 | Journal of International Economics | 2017 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
This paper shows that how firms export (directly or indirectly via intermediaries) matters. We develop and estimate a dynamic discrete choice model that allows learning-by-exporting on the cost and demand side as well as sunk/fixed costs to differ by export mode. We find that demand and productivity evolve more favorably under direct exporting, though the fixed/sunk costs of this option are higher. Our results suggest that had China not liberalized its direct trading rights when it joined the WTO, its exports and export participation would have been 26 and 33% lower respectively.
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Authors
Xue Bai, Kala Krishna, Hong Ma,