SMEs in Argentina: Who are the Exporters?

Gianmarco Ottaviano and Christian Volpe Martincus

No 24, KITeS Working Papers from KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy

Abstract: There exists a growing body of literature which looks at export decisions made by firms. Most studies focus on developed countries and do not explore whether different behavioral patterns prevail over the firm size distribution. This paper aims at filling this gap in the literature by analyzing the export behavior of a statistically representative sample of 192 Small and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs) in a developing country, Argentina, over the period 1996-1998. We find that the level of employment, sourcing from abroad, investment in product improvement and average productivity are associated with a higher probability of exporting. Training activities for employees are important to export outside of MERCOSUR.

Keywords: SME; Exports; Argentina (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 F10 F14 L60 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2009-06, Revised 2009-06
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