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Late-Movers Outperform First-Movers in Export Markets

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Using exporter-level data from Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Guatemala, Jordan, Malawi, Mexico, Peru, and Senegal, as well as controlling for supply and demand shocks, I find that late-movers outperform first-movers in product-destination export markets.

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  • Haidar, Jamal Ibrahim, 2020. "Late-Movers Outperform First-Movers in Export Markets," MPRA Paper 111936, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    exporter dynamics; first-mover; late-mover; market entry; diversification; international trade;
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    JEL classification:

    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade
    • F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade
    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F6 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization

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