| ID | 156460 |
| Title Proper | Do bigger and older firms learn more from exporting? — evidence from China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Liu, Bih Jane |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The literature has extensively discussed whether firms benefit from exporting (referred to as the learning-by-exporting (LBE) effect), but the empirical evidence is inconclusive. This paper draws on firm experience (age) to explain this question by using Chinese firm-level data for the period 1998–2007 to examine whether younger firms learn more from exporting than older firms. Employing propensity score matching and the difference-in-difference approach, we show significant LBE effects for older firms, especially those engaging in R&D activities, having large-scale production, and under private ownership. However, the yearly or cumulative LBE effects are either insignificant or rather limited for younger firms regardless of their R&D status and firm size. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Economic Review , No.45; Sep 2017: p.89-102 |
| Journal Source | China Economic Review 2017-09 |
| Key Words | Firm Size ; Learning-by-Exporting ; Firm Experience ; Firm Age ; China Study |