Learning by Exporting: Evidence from India
Gupta, Apoorva; Patnaik, Ila; Shah, Ajay | August 2013
Abstract
The empirical evidence on learning by exporting is mixed. In this paper, we examine whether productivity growth among Indian exporters is higher than that of non-exporters. After controlling for self-selection into exporting, we do not find evidence for learning by exporting in a panel of manufacturing firms. There is also no evidence of heterogeneity in learning by exporting with regard to age, size, or productivity. The study finds that exporters grow bigger at a significantly higher rate than their domestic counterparts. But the growth in size does not appear to translate into growth in productivity after entry into foreign markets. Instead, exporters exhibit a boost in productivity 1 year prior to entering export markets.
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Gupta, Apoorva; Patnaik, Ila; Shah, Ajay. 2013. Learning by Exporting: Evidence from India. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/4194. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Free Trade
Trade
Trade Agreements
Regional Economic Integration
Intraregional Trade
Exports
Economic integration
Exports
Economic integration
Distribution
Economic integration
Development Bank
Trade policy
Trade policy
Euro
Inflation
Business
Finance
Free trade
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