Green investment strategies and export performance: A firm-level investigation

Roberto Antonietti and Alberto Marzucchi

No 201302, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) Working Paper Series from INGENIO (CSIC-UPV)

Abstract: In this paper we empirically investigate the relationship between investments in environmentally-oriented equipment and firmsâ export performance. Drawing on Porter hypothesis and firm heterogeneity theory, we adopt a structural model where first we estimate the impact of green investment strategies on the level of productive efficiency (TFP), and second we assess whether induced productivity influences the extensive and intensive margin of exports. Relying on a rich firm-level dataset on Italian manufacturing, our results show that firms with higher productivity, induced among other factors by green investment involving environmental protection and reduction in the use of raw materials, have increased commitment to, and profits from, exports, especially towards countries adopting a more stringent environmental regulatory framework. Our evidence provides a âgreen investment-basedâ explanation for the link between TFP-heterogeneity and trade.

JEL-codes: F14 F18 Q55 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-07-31
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