Agglomeration and the Export Decision of French Firms

Article dans une revue: This paper asks whether export spillovers influence the export behavior of French manufacturers. I use a database containing export flows by firm and importing country between 1986 and 1992. The decision to start exporting to a particular country is estimated using a logit model, controlling for the specific characteristics of firms, locations, countries and years. The export spillovers identified are industry- and/or destination-specific, and are computed at a very disaggregated geographical level. The results indicate that the pool of local exporters positively affects the decision to start exporting to a country. These effects are clearly destination-specific, and are larger for firms that export to remote markets.

Auteur(s)

Pamina Koenig

Revue
  • Journal of Urban Economics
Date de publication
  • 2009
Mots-clés JEL
F1 L25 R12
Mots-clés
  • Export decision
  • Export market
  • Destination-specific spillovers
Pages
  • 186-195
Version
  • 1
Volume
  • 66