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Do bigger and older firms learn more from exporting? — Evidence from China

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  • Liu, Bih Jane

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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.

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  • Liu, Bih Jane, 2017. "Do bigger and older firms learn more from exporting? — Evidence from China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 89-102.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:chieco:v:45:y:2017:i:c:p:89-102
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2017.06.005
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