TY - JOUR

T1 - Firm age and the margins of international trade: Comparable evidence from five European countries

AU - Wagner, Joachim

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - This note uses comparable representative data for manufacturing firms from five European countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) to investigate the links between firm age and the participation of the firms in export, the share of exports in total sales, the number of countries exported to, and the participation in import. The big picture revealed is in line with the theoretical considerations. Older firms tend to be more often exporters and importers, they export to more different destination countries, and they export a higher share of their total sales in three out of five countries.

AB - This note uses comparable representative data for manufacturing firms from five European countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) to investigate the links between firm age and the participation of the firms in export, the share of exports in total sales, the number of countries exported to, and the participation in import. The big picture revealed is in line with the theoretical considerations. Older firms tend to be more often exporters and importers, they export to more different destination countries, and they export a higher share of their total sales in three out of five countries.

KW - Economics, empirical/statistics

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84924871874&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 35

SP - 145

EP - 158

JO - Economics Bulletin

JF - Economics Bulletin

SN - 1545-2921

IS - 1

ER -