@article{521dc91daa6d43dda69bf64451d450ec,
title = "WHAT'S BEHIND THE FIGURES? QUANTIFYING THE CROSS-COUNTRY EXPORTER PRODUCTIVITY GAP",
abstract = "We present a simple framework that allows us to examine the cross-country exporter productivity gap without accessing confidential firm-level data. This gap depends on the three readily available statistics: the productivity gap between two countries; the export participation rates; and export premia. This gap holds irrespective of the distribution underlying firm productivity and irrespective of the presence of fixed costs. Under specific conditions, allocative efficiency may affect the exporter productivity gap. The empirical analysis globally validates this exercise. (JEL F1, D24).",
author = "Kozo Kiyota and Toshiyuki Matsuura and Lionel Nesta",
note = "Funding Information: ∗This study is conducted as a part of the Project “Microeconomic Analysis of Firm Growth” undertaken at Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI). This study utilizes the micro data of the questionnaire information based on the Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities which is conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). We gratefully acknowledge the insightful comments and suggestions by the Editor, Keith Maskus and an anonymous referee. We also benefited from helpful comments on earlier drafts from Hirokazu Ishise and seminar participants at Hokkaido University, Keio University, Kindai University, Kyoto University, Okayama University, RIETI, the University of Niigata Prefecture, the University of Tokyo, and participants at CAED2015, JSIE2015, JEA2016, ETSG2016, MWIEG2018 conferences/meetings. K.K. and T.M. gratefully acknowledge the financial support received from a JSPS Grant-in-Aid (JP16H02018, JP18H0367). K.K. also acknowledges financial support received from the JSPS Grant-in-Aid (JP26220503). The usual disclaimers apply. Kiyota: Professor, Keio Economic Observatory, Keio Univer-sity, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Economics, University of Hawai{\textquoteright}i, Honolulu, HI 96822; RIETI, Tokyo, Japan. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Western Economic Association International",
year = "2019",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1111/ecin.12769",
language = "English",
volume = "57",
pages = "1256--1271",
journal = "Economic Inquiry",
issn = "0095-2583",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "3",
}