scholarly journals Determinants of export performance of Ukrainian firms

Equilibrium ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Andrzej Cieślik ◽  
Jan Jakub Michałek ◽  
Iryna Nasadiuk
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Firm Heterogeneity ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Trade Theory ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The World ◽  
Firm Level Data

Following the new strand in the new trade theory literature that focuses on firm heterogeneity, in this paper we investigate the determinants of a firm’s export performance in Ukraine. The study is based on the BEEPS firm level data compiled by EBRD and the World Bank. The study covers the period starting in 2005 and ending in 2013. We estimate the probit regressions for each year of our sample as well as for the pooled dataset that includes all years. Our pooled estimation results indicate that the probability of exporting is related to the level of productivity, the firm size, innovation, the share of university graduates in productive employment, as well as the internationalization of firms.

scholarly journals Does the Common Currency Increase Exports? Evidence from Firm-Level Data

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Cieślik ◽  
Jan Michałek ◽  
Anna Michałek
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Common Currency ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Export Activity ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The World ◽  
Firm Level Data ◽  
The Common ◽  
Econometric Approach

Abstract The main goal of this paper is to investigate empirically whether the adoption of the common currency increases the export activity of individual frms using the probity model. There are many studies that seek to estimate the aggregate trade effects of the adoption of the euro by the “outside” EU countries, which are based on the gravity model. In contrast to the existing literature we use an alternative micro econometric approach based on firm level data compiled by the EBRD and the World Bank. We demonstrate that the propensity to export of individual frms from Slovenia and Slovakia increased after the accession of those countries to the Eurozone.

Infrastructure quality and firm productivity in Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Bbaale
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Firm Productivity ◽  
Power Outages ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World

Purpose The World Bank (2017) ranks poor infrastructure, particularly electricity, as the second topmost obstacle (after access to finance) affecting enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of infrastructure quality on firm productivity in Africa. Design/methodology/approach The author used the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) for 26 African countries and employed both descriptive and ordinary least squares techniques during the analysis. The author circumvents the endogeneity of infrastructure in the productivity model by using firm-level measures of infrastructure quality rather than the stock of infrastructural capital. Findings On an average, 80 percent of manufacturing firms in Africa reported having experienced electricity outages in the financial year preceding the survey. Power outages are negatively associated with the productivity of small, medium, young, domestically owned firms and non-exporters. On the other hand, the author observes a substitution effect of generators for the unreliable power from the public grid and this effect positively influences the productivity of large, old, foreign-owned and exporting firms. Practical implications The author argues that in addition to infrastructure capital at an aggregate level, dealing with quality issues at firm level is required to enhance productivity. More attention needs to be put to the elimination of power outages so as to improve the productivity of all firms particularly those that cannot afford to use generators in the place of electricity from the public grid. Originality/value The author notes that there exists scanty empirical literature on the effect of infrastructure quality on productivity for the case of Africa despite the existence of WBES for at least two waves for both developed and developing countries. The uniqueness of this paper in comparison to the previous literature is that the author undertakes the analysis according to some important firm categories: size, age, ownership and export status. Additionally, the author uses the infrastructure quality to understand its effect on firm-level efficiency levels rather than the stock of infrastructural capital. The use of aggregate indicators of infrastructure introduces an endogeneity problem which the author circumvents in this study.

scholarly journals Can Production Subsidies Explain China's Export Performance? Evidence from Firm-level Data*

2009 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 863-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sourafel Girma ◽  
Yundan Gong ◽  
Holger Görg ◽  
Zhihong Yu
Keyword(s):  
Export Performance ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Firm Level Data ◽  
Production Subsidies
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