Organizational learning begins with experience. However, it remains an open question
whether firms learn from a particular type of experience: exporting. This study aims to speak …

Prior research suggests that firm productivity and export activity are mutually reinforcing.
Highly productive firms are more likely to enter the export market (ie, self-selection), and …

This paper investigates the effect of export activities on firm performance by taking into
account whether or not exporter firms' affiliated companies (ie, their own subsidiaries and …

'Learning-by-exporting'hypothesis suggests that once a firm enters a foreign market, its
productivity will increase thanks to the exposure to new knowledge and experience abroad …

Case study evidence suggests that exporting firms learn from their clients. But econometric
evidence, mostly using exporting and TFP growth, is mixed. We use a UK panel data set with …

This thesis consists of four research papers analysing Indonesian firms and their activities in
international trade. The first two papers investigate the 'learning-byexporting'(LBE) …

Case studies suggest exporters learn from clients. Econometric evidence is mixed. We use
firm‐level panel data on exporting and productivity with direct information on learning …

Case studies, anecdotal evidence and theory suggest that firms obtain valuable knowledge
inputs from engaging in exporting. Yet the prevailing consensus is that good firms self-select …

Using a matching approach, we compare the productivity trajectories of future exporters and
matched and unmatched non-exporters. Future exporters have higher productivity than do …

In recent years the international trade literature has focused on the effects of exporting and
its benefits in an open economy. Scholars note that engaging in trade enhances knowledge …