Participation in Export Markets and Productivity of Plants in Los Angeles, 1987–1997

• Autores: Sébastien Breau, David Rigby
• Localización: Economic geography, ISSN 0013-0095, Vol. 84, Nº. 1, 2008, págs. 27-50
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article investigates the relationship between the productivity of plants and participation in export markets in the greater Los Angeles area using unpublished plant-level data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Longitudinal Research Database. Two key questions are examined: (1) do plants that export learn in foreign markets and become more efficient, or (2) do more efficient plants self-select into export markets? The results support previous claims that more productive plants tend to self-select into export markets. Little support is found for the learning-by-exporting argument. The policy implications of these findings are discussed.