Determinants of the export behaviour of German business services companies
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in: The Service Industries Journal, Jahrgang 31, Nr. 4, 03.2011, S. 513-526.
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T1 - Determinants of the export behaviour of German business services companies
AU - Eickelpasch, Alexander
AU - Vogel, Alexander
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - This paper presents results about the determinants of export behaviour of services firms. Using a unique panel of enterprises for the years 2003 to 2005, the impact of size, productivity, human capital, experience on the national market, etc. on export behaviour are analysed. In addition, the researchers control for unobserved time- invariant characteristics by using a pooled fractional probit estimator. When there is no control for unobserved time-invariant heterogeneity the overall results are in line with previous studies. When there is a control for unobserved effects, the positive effects of productivity and human capital disappear, and only size has a positive significant effect.
AB - This paper presents results about the determinants of export behaviour of services firms. Using a unique panel of enterprises for the years 2003 to 2005, the impact of size, productivity, human capital, experience on the national market, etc. on export behaviour are analysed. In addition, the researchers control for unobserved time- invariant characteristics by using a pooled fractional probit estimator. When there is no control for unobserved time-invariant heterogeneity the overall results are in line with previous studies. When there is a control for unobserved effects, the positive effects of productivity and human capital disappear, and only size has a positive significant effect.
KW - Business services sector
KW - Export behaviour
KW - Firm performance
KW - Economics
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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3a20817a-6356-3e08-907e-87ea1efbecba/
U2 - 10.1080/02642069.2010.504304
DO - 10.1080/02642069.2010.504304
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:79951711243
VL - 31
SP - 513
EP - 526
JO - The Service Industries Journal
JF - The Service Industries Journal
SN - 0264-2069
IS - 4
ER -