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Export Growth and Factor Market Competition: Theory and Evidence

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  • Julian Emami Namini

    (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

  • Giovanni Facchini

    (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

  • Ricardo Lopez

    (International Business School, Brandeis University)

Abstract

Empirical evidence suggests that sectoral export growth decreases exporters' survival probability, whereas non-exporters are unaffected. Models with firm heterogeneity in total factor productivity predict the opposite. To solve this puzzle, we develop a two-factor framework where firms differ in factor shares. In this model, export growth increases competition for the factor used intensively by exporters, eliminating some of them, while non-exporters benefit. Our empirical analysis shows that the forces highlighted in the model drive the firm selection experienced by the Chilean manufacturing sector, suggesting that heterogeneity in factor shares is crucial to understand how firms react to trade liberalization.

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  • Julian Emami Namini & Giovanni Facchini & Ricardo Lopez, 2011. "Export Growth and Factor Market Competition: Theory and Evidence," Working Papers 28, Brandeis University, Department of Economics and International Business School.
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    Keywords

    Firm Dynamics; Two-factor Trade Model; Firm Heterogeneity in Factor Input Shares; Chile; Manufacturing Industry;
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    JEL classification:

    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms

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