True Versus Spurious State Dependence in Firm Performance: The Case of German Exports
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This paper analyzes the persistence of firms' exporting behavior in a panel of German manufacturing firms using dynamic binary choice models. We distinguish between true and spurious state dependence in exports and apply fixed effects methods that allow us to verify the robustness of our results to critical assumptions on firms' initial export status. We find robust evidence of state dependence in the current export status of firms. We also document an important role of unobserved permanent firm heterogeneity ("spurious state dependence") and quantify the relative importance of different export determinants. Our results, which are consistent with the findings of previous studies on firms in developing countries and in the United States, show the presence of important sunk costs in export market entry and a depreciation of knowledge and experience in export markets
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Centre for Industrial Economics, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen |
Number of pages | 32 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
- Faculty of Social Sciences - state dependence, export activity, dynamic binary choice models, fixed effects
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