Export-market participation and productivity performance in Canadian manufacturing

John Baldwin and Wulong Gu

Canadian Journal of Economics, 2003, vol. 36, issue 3, 634-657

Abstract: In this paper, we explore the linkages between export-market participation and productivity performance in Canadian manufacturing plants. We also examine differences in the relationship between exporting and productivity for foreign-controlled as opposed to domestic-controlled plants, and between younger and older plants. Export participation is associated with improved productivity. The effect is much stronger for domestic-controlled plants than for foreign-controlled plants and for younger businesses than for older businesses. We interpret this as evidence that there is a learning effect associated with export activity but that the potential for improving productivity with entry to export markets differs across firms.

JEL-codes: F1 O4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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