Firm-level determinants of direct and indirect exports: empirical evidence for C.E.E. and M.E.N.A. countries
Journal Title: Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja - Year 2018, Vol 31, Issue 1
Abstract
In this paper, we study the determinants of the direct and indirect export performance of firms in Central and Eastern European (C.E.E.) and Middle Eastern and North African (M.E.N.A.) countries, both jointly and separately. In particular, we address three research questions: (i) Do the firms that export indirectly display the same characteristics as those that directly export their products?; (ii) Is the role of innovation, research and development (R&D) and human capital in export performance the same for firms that export directly and indirectly? and (iii) Is there geographical differentiation between C.E.E. and M.E.N.A. countries at the firm-level determinants of export performance? The analysis is based on a firm-level database (B.E.E.P.S. V) and covers the period between 2011 and 2014. We estimate the probability of exports, controlling for country and sector-specific effects using the probit model. We find that product innovations are more important than process innovations in determining direct export performance for the whole sample of countries. In addition, we find that the level of firm productivity, spending on R&D, human capital, foreign licences and foreign ownership are important in determining the export performance of the firms that export directly but not in the case of indirect exporters.
Authors and Affiliations
Andrzej Cieślik, Jan Jakub Michałek
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