Learning-by-doing, learning-by-exporting, and productivity
Subtitle: evidence from Colombia
By: Ana M. Fernandes, Alberto E. Isgut.
Contributors: Isgut, Alberto E.; World Bank.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 3544; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 3544.
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Exports -- Colombia.; Industrial productivity -- Colombia.
Description: "The empirical evidence on whether participation in export markets increases plant-level productivity has been inconclusive so far.  The authors explain this inconclusiveness by drawing on Arrow's (1962) characterization of learning-by-doing, which suggests focusing on young plants and using measures of export experience rather than export participation.  They find strong evidence of learning-by-exporting for young Colombian manufacturing plants between 1981 and 1991: total factor productivity increases 4-5 percent for each additional year a plant has exported, after controlling for the effect of current exports on total factor productivity.  Learning-by-exporting is more important for young than for old plants and in industries that deliver a larger percentage of their exports to high-income countries. "--World Bank web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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