Learning-to-export Effect as a Response to Export Opportunities: Micro-evidence from Korean Manufacturing

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This paper aims to investigate whether there is empirical evidence supporting the learning-to-export hypothesis, which has received little attention in the literature. By taking full advantage of plant-product level data from Korea during 1990-1998, we find some evidence for the learning-to-export effect, especially for the innovated product varieties with delayed exporters: their productivity, together with research and development and investment activity, was superior to their matched sample. On the other hand, this learning-to-export effect was not significantly pronounced for industries protected by import tariffs. Thus, our empirical findings suggest that it would be desirable to implement certain policy tools to promote the learning-to-export effect, whereas tariff protection is not justifiable for that purpose.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: KDI Journal of Economic Policy ; ISSN: 2586-4130 ; Volume: 43 ; Year: 2021 ; Issue: 4 ; Pages: 1-21 ; Sejong: Korea Development Institute (KDI)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations ; Empirical Studies of Trade
• Subject: Learning-to-export ; Difference-in-differences ; Matching

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hahn, Chin Hee ; Choi, Yong-Seok
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Korea Development Institute (KDI)
• (where): Sejong
• (when): 2021

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.23895/kdijep.2021.43.4.1
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/249185
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET