Productivity and learning-by-exporting: a firm-level analysis of Indian manufacturing

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dc.contributor.authorPattnayak, S.
dc.contributor.authorThangavelu, S.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>In this paper, we examine whether firms become productive by learning through exporting. To this end, we estimate the production function using microdata of <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">I</jats:styled-content>ndian manufacturing firms operating in the period 1991–2001. In contrast to studies on developed countries, our results provide evidence that <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">I</jats:styled-content>ndian manufacturing firms are experiencing a rise in productivity through entering export markets and thus experience the learning effect. We also find that there is a productivity rise prior to exporting. Therefore, our results also support the self‐selection mechanism for exporting.</jats:p>
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySanja S. Pattnayak and Shandre M. Thangavelu
dc.identifier.citationWorld Economy, The, 2014; 37(7):1016-1026
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/twec.12136
dc.identifier.issn0378-5920
dc.identifier.issn1467-9701
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/96166
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.rights© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12136
dc.titleProductivity and learning-by-exporting: a firm-level analysis of Indian manufacturing
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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