TY - JOUR

T1 - Exports, R&D and productivity: a test of the Bustos-model with German enterprise data

AU - Wagner, Joachim

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - This paper presents the first empirical test with German firm level data of a hypothesis derived by Bustos (AER 2011) in a model that explains the decision of heterogeneous firms to export and to engage in R&D, Using a non-parametric test for first order stochastic dominance it is shown that, in line with this hypothesis, the productivity distribution of firms with exports and R&D dominates that of exporters without R&D. which in turn dominates that of firms that neither export nor engage in R&D. These results are in line with findings for Argentina. The model, therefore, seems to be useful to guide empirical work on the relation between exports. R&D and productivity.

AB - This paper presents the first empirical test with German firm level data of a hypothesis derived by Bustos (AER 2011) in a model that explains the decision of heterogeneous firms to export and to engage in R&D, Using a non-parametric test for first order stochastic dominance it is shown that, in line with this hypothesis, the productivity distribution of firms with exports and R&D dominates that of exporters without R&D. which in turn dominates that of firms that neither export nor engage in R&D. These results are in line with findings for Argentina. The model, therefore, seems to be useful to guide empirical work on the relation between exports. R&D and productivity.

KW - Economics

UR - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84873312356&origin=inward&txGid=0

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 32

SP - 1942

EP - 1948

JO - Economics Bulletin

JF - Economics Bulletin

SN - 1545-2921

IS - 3

ER -