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What Determines Small Champions’ Export Performance? Evidence from Korea Firm-Level Data

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  • Young Gui Kim

    (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy)

  • Jeongmeen Suh

    (Soongsil University)

Abstract

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often have different export behavior than bigger firms, in spite of their high productivity. To understand the behavior of these small champions, we develop a theoretical framework that analyzes the factors that affect firm export performance, from the decision to start exporting (the extensive export margin) and how much they will export (the intensive export margin). When we use Korean firm-level data to test our model, we find that productivity plays an important role in the firm export entry decision, and fixed export costs are important determinants of fractions of export intensity. We use our empirical results to explore the policy implications of policy interventions focused on SME export.

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  • Young Gui Kim & Jeongmeen Suh, 2015. "What Determines Small Champions’ Export Performance? Evidence from Korea Firm-Level Data," Asian Economic Papers, MIT Press, vol. 14(2), pages 138-155, Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:asiaec:v:14:y:2015:i:2:p:138-155
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    Cited by:

    1. Schenkenhofer, Julian, 2020. "Hidden champions: A review of the literature & future research avenues," UO Working Papers 06-20, University of Augsburg, Chair of Management and Organization.
    2. Julian Schenkenhofer, 2022. "Hidden champions: a review of the literature & future research avenues," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 72(2), pages 417-482, June.

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    Keywords

    small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); exports; Korea; productivity; policy intervention;
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    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • D20 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - General

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