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The Exporting and Productivity Nexus: Does Firm Size Matter?

The Exporting and Productivity Nexus: Does Firm Size Matter?
Date:
20 May 2014
Authors:
Casey Lee
Tags:
SMEs, Trade

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The main purpose of this study is to examine whether the relationship between exporting and productivity differs across firm sizes in the Malaysian manufacturing sector. A firm-level panel data from the Study on Knowledge Content in Economic Sectors in Malaysia (MyKE) is used in the study. Overall, exporters were found to be more productive than non-exporters. This productivity gap becomes less important as firms become larger.

There is evidence that the selection process for exporting is binding only for small firms. Policies that are meant to encourage small firms to export need to focus on enhancing human capital and foreign ownership.

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