Does it matter where you export and does productivity rise with exporting?

DALGIÇ B., FAZLIOĞLU B., Gasiorek M.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, cilt.30, sa.5, ss.766-791, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09638199.2021.1909108
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, EconLit, Geobase
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.766-791
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Exports, productivity, trade structure, country diversification, mark-up
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Utilizing a comprehensive dataset for Turkish manufacturing firms, we analyse differentials in the post-entry effects on productivity of exporting to markets with different income levels. We employ propensity score matching techniques with multiple treatments, together with a differences-in-differences (DiD) methodology. Controlling for firm level mark-ups, we explore whether the post-entry effects on productivity are driven by changes in physical productivity. The results confirm the learning-by-exporting hypothesis, and suggest physical productivity gains, in particular for exports to high income countries as opposed to middle low-income countries, even after controlling for the composition of exports. This suggests that where a firm export does matter for productivity growth.