Export Performance and Destination Characteristics of Irish Manufacturing Industry

Frances Philomena Ruane () and Julie Sutherland ()
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Julie Sutherland: University of Wollongong, http://www.uow.edu.au/commerce/econ/who/index.html

Economics Working Papers from School of Economics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Abstract: Recent research has sought to explore whether exporting enterprises have superior performance characteristics relative to non-exporters, and whether such superiority is associated with performance pre- and/or post- exporting. This paper extends existing research by examining the influence of export market destination on firm performance. It explores these issues using micro data on Irish manufacturing between 1991 and 1998, a time period during which Ireland experienced rapid export-driven growth. The study provides further evidence of the superior characteristics of exporters relative to non-exporters and supports the self-selection hypothesis that superior enterprises are more likely to export. We find export destination matters: the performance characteristics of enterprises that export globally differ from those that export locally.

Keywords: Trade; Export Premium; Export Destination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2005
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