G02-R3 Regional Economic Development
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Refereed Sessions
Friday, September 1, 2017 |
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
HC 1312.0013 |
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Chair: Marina Van Geenhuizen
Speaker
Prof. Stephan Brunow
Associate Professor
University of Applied Labour Studies
Exports of firms and agglomeration: An empirical assessment for Germany
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Stephan Brunow (p), Luise Grünwald, Mark Partridge
Discussant for this paper
Eryda Listyaningrum
Abstract
Theoretical and empirical contributions on export behavior highlight the importance of firms' productivity and their levels of economies of scale on firms' export success in `foreign’ markets. In the context of agglomeration economies, firms enjoy productivity gains when they are located close to competitors or upstreaming industries and they benefit from knowledge spillovers and other positive externalities. Also, in agglomerated regions the supply of diverse workers is larger and therefore, firms may benefit from a more diverse labor force. In such a stimulating environment, firms become more prone to be exporters. Beyond the role played by externalities, firms may benefit when they employ a diverse workforce and when the interaction of distinct knowledge and related problem-solving abilities increases productivity and secures export success. In this paper, we ask whether German firms (i.e., establishments) benefit from localization and urbanization externalities and face higher export proportions. We also control for a variety of establishment characteristics and workforce diversity. For this purpose, a comprehensive German data set that combines survey data and administrative data is used. While controlling for firm heterogeneity in a fractional response model, we provide evidence that manufacturing establishments and smaller establishments (up to 250 employees) benefit most from externalities and especially from knowledge spillover. There is weak evidence supporting the benefit of workforce diversity; however, that factor could explain between-establishment variation.
Prof. Fernando Perobelli
Full Professor
Federal University of Juiz De Fora
The Effects of an Openness to Trade for Brazilian Meat in Natura
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Fernando Perobelli (p), Vinicius Vale, Ramon Cunha, Lucas Mendonça
Discussant for this paper
Stephan Brunow
Abstract
See extended abstract
Ms Eryda Listyaningrum
Ph.D.-Student
TU Delft