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María Jesus González
- 8 September 2017
- WORKING PAPER SERIES - No. 2097Details
- Abstract
- This paper uses detailed micro data on service exports at the firm-destination-service level to analyse the role of firm heterogeneity in shaping aggregate service exports in Belgium, France, Germany and Spain from 2003 to 2007. We decompose the level and the growth of aggregate service exports into different trade margins paying special attention to firm heterogeneity within countries. We find that the weak export growth of France is at least partly due to poor performance by small exporters. By contrast, small exporters are the most dynamic contributors to the aggregate exports of Belgium, Germany and Spain. Our results highlight the importance of firm heterogeneity in understanding aggregate export growth.
- JEL Code
- F14 : International Economics→Trade→Empirical Studies of Trade
- Network
- Competitiveness Research Network