Export Superstars
We show that very large firms shape country export patterns. Among 32 countries, the top firm on average accounts for 14% of a country’s total (non-oil) exports, and the top five firms make up 30%. These export superstars are also important in the sectoral distribution of exports. Variation in exports from the top firm in a country explains about one-third of the variation in sectoral exports relative to income across countries, and variation in exports from the top five firms explains nearly half. Revealed comparative advantage in a sector can be created by a single firm.
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | en_US |
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MIT Press
2015-12
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| Subjects: | export patterns, comparative advantage, sectoral composition, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23942 |
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