Harris, R. and Li, Q.C. (2008) Evaluating the contribution of exporting to UK productivity growth: some microeconomic evidence. World Economy, 31(2), pp. 212-235. (doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01087.x)
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Abstract
This study assesses the contribution of exporting activities to aggregate productivity growth in the UK for all market-based sectors for the period 1996–2004, using a weighted FAME dataset. Based on decompositions of productivity growth, our findings suggest that, overall, exporting firms experience faster productivity growth than non-exporting firms and therefore contribute more to national productivity growth. In addition, aggregate productivity for exporters benefits from a large contribution from ‘continuing’ firms improving their productivity, as well as exporters that have been taken-over/merged or started-up as new firms. In contrast, most of the TFP improvement for non-exporters is attributable to lower productivity firms exiting, rather than from internal improvements or the productivity-enhancing impact of new firms.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Li, Miss Qian and Harris, Prof Richard |
| Authors: | Harris, R., and Li, Q.C. |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Economics |
| Journal Name: | World Economy |
| ISSN: | 0378-5920 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1467-9701 |
| Published Online: | 30 January 2008 |
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