Exports and Firm survival: The first evidence from Vietnam private manufacturing SMEs

Huong Vu () and Steven Lim ()
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Huong Vu: Waikato University
Steven Lim: Waikato University

Economics Bulletin, 2013, vol. 33, issue 2, 1259-1268

Abstract: This study contributes to the literature by investigating for the first time linkages between export behaviour and firm survival in Vietnam. Using an unbalanced panel dataset from 2005-09, our study shows no difference in the survival probability among exporters only, importers only, or two-way traders with non-traders. However, by digging deeper into export status, the results indicate that the probability of firm survival has a positive association with continuous exporters, but is negatively linked with export stoppers. Furthermore, our results also indicate that SMEs pursuing an indirect export mode exhibit a higher probability of survival than SMEs that export directly. These findings are robust to various econometric specifications.

Keywords: Exports; Export mode; Firm Survival; SME; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-05-21
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