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Regional Variations in Productivity Premium of Exporters: Evidence from plant-level data

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  • OKUBO Toshihiro
  • TOMIURA Eiichi

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Exporters are more productive than non-exporters. Although this is a stylized fact, little is known on regional variations within a country. Based on plant-level longitudinal data covering all manufacturing industries in all regions of Japan, this paper finds that the productivity premium of exporters tends to be significantly smaller in regions proximate to the core and in regions with higher market potential. We have also confirmed that our principal findings are consistent with plant-level entry/exit dynamics. The export decision is not completely determined by the firm's own productivity; it is also affected by local market size and export costs.

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  • OKUBO Toshihiro & TOMIURA Eiichi, 2013. "Regional Variations in Productivity Premium of Exporters: Evidence from plant-level data," Discussion papers 13005, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
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    1. ITO Tadashi & NAKAMURA Ryohei & MORITA Manabu, 2017. "Wholesalers, Indirect Exports, Geography, and Economies of Scope: Evidence from firm transaction data in Japan," Discussion papers 17114, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    2. Toshihiro Okubo & Eiichi Tomiura, 2019. "Regional variations in exporters’ productivity premium: Theory and evidence," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(3), pages 803-821, August.
    3. Ito, Banri & Xu, Zhaoyuan & Yashiro, Naomitsu, 2015. "Does agglomeration promote internationalization of Chinese firms?," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(C), pages 109-121.
    4. Rikard Forslid & Toshihiro Okubo, 2015. "Which Firms Are Left In The Periphery? Spatial Sorting Of Heterogeneous Firms With Scale Economies In Transportation," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(1), pages 51-65, January.
    5. Yu Ri Kim & Yasuyuki Todo & Daichi Shimamoto & Petr Matous, 2018. "Are seminars on export promotion effective? Evidence from a randomised controlled trial," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(11), pages 2954-2982, November.

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