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Globalization drives strategic product switching /

Using firm-level data for Estonia for the years 1997-2005, we analyze the impact of international competition on firm dynamics, considering both firm closedown and product switching. We contribute to the literature in two important ways: (1) this is the first paper to study the determinants of exit...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Moreno Badia, Marialuz (Autor), Slootmaekers, Veerle (Autor), Beveren, I. van (Ilke) (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. European Department
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, ©2008.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/08/246.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Industry Dynamics in Estonia; 1. Exits and Industry Switches, 1997-2004; 2. Sector Distribution; 3. Four-Digit Product Switches Decomposed25; 4. Destination of Product Switches by Techonology Class; III. Determinants of Firm Dynamics; 5. Summary Statistics; A. Firm Characteristics; B. Product Market Characteristics: Domestic Market; C. Product Market Characteristics: International Competition; IV. Results; A. Baseline Results; 6. Baseline Specificiation; B. Self-Selection into New Markets.
  • 7. Product Switching Versus Industry Switching8. Industry Switching: Manufacturing versus Services; 9. Unit Value Difference Between Industry of Origin and Destination; V. Robustness Checks; A. Results by Size Class; 1. Sample Size Distribution; 10. Determinants of Firm Dynamics Across Size Categories; B. Results by Time Period; 11. Determinants of Firm Dynamics Across Time; VI. Conclusions; Appendix I. Data and Sample Selection; Appendix II. Definitions of Variables; Appendix III. Sector Classification According to Technology Intensity and Knowledge; References; Footnotes.