Chief Executive Officer Attributes and Trade
Ito, Tadashi; Saito, Yukiko Umeno | February 2022
Abstract
Many articles in international trade literature have shown that firm productivity is a robust determinant of firms’ export and import activities. Further, the literature has also found that, despite being statistically significant, the magnitude of impact of firm productivity on exports/imports is not large, and there are many firms which are productive enough to be able to export their goods but do not and also many firms which are not productive enough to export but do. This paper posits that, amongst many determinants for export activity other than firm productivity, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) attributes is one of them. Using a large unique firm-level data set, this study examines the effects of CEO attributes and other firm characteristics on firms’ export and import activities. It is found that CEO education abroad matters, and its impact is even higher than other factors. CEOs’ age and gender have little association with exports/imports.
Citation
Ito, Tadashi; Saito, Yukiko Umeno. 2022. Chief Executive Officer Attributes and Trade. © Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/14883.Keywords
Gender
Gender Bias
Gender Differences
Gender Discrimination
Gender Equality
Gender Gaps
Gender Inequality
Gender Issues
Gender Relations
Gender Roles
Trade Flows
Trade And Development
Food Security And Trade
Trade Volume
Trade Potential
Trade Flows
External Trade
Industrial policy
New technology
Innovations
Industry
Export policy
Import policy
Investment bank
Investment policy
Comparative Analysis
Social Research
Sex Discrimination
Employment Discrimination
Women's Rights
Equal Opportunity
Equal Pay
Feminism
Men's Role
Women's Role
Trade development
Import volume
Export volume
Gender-based analysis
Sex differences
Job bias
Equal employment opportunity
Fair employment practice
Job discrimination
Affirmative action programs
Sex discrimination against women
Pay equity
Sexism
Equal rights amendment
Emancipation of women
Equal rights
Women's movements
Labor and globalization
Labor policy
Regional trading blocs
Foreign trade and employment
Developing countries
Industrial priorities
Technological innovation
Technology transfer
Foreign trade regulation
Industrial relations
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