Replication data for: The Effect of Export Promotion on Firm-Level Performance

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Project Citation:

Munch, Jakob, and Schaur, Georg. Replication data for: The Effect of Export Promotion on Firm-Level Performance. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2018. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114665V1

Project Description

Summary: Most countries promote exports. This paper answers two questions: Does export promotion improve firm performance, and do any benefits outweigh costs? We solve self-selection problems by accounting for an extensive set of firm characteristics. In addition, we distinguish firms that self-selected into promotion services from firms the Danish Trade Council approached based on observed information. We find that export promotion increases sales, value added, employment, and value added per worker. For small firms, summing expenditures on export promotion, subsidies, and tax distortions, the gain in value added is roughly three times higher than the direct costs of export promotion.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      D22 Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
      F13 Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
      F14 Empirical Studies of Trade
      L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
      L53 Enterprise Policy

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