Volltext herunterladen
(577.8 KB)
Zitationshinweis
Bitte beziehen Sie sich beim Zitieren dieses Dokumentes immer auf folgenden Persistent Identifier (PID):
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-263035
Export für Ihre Literaturverwaltung
Multi-product firms and exporting: a developing country perspective
[Zeitschriftenartikel]
Abstract In this paper we make the distinction between single-product and multi-product firms to contribute to our understanding of the complex relationship between multinational enterprises (MNEs), exporting and economic development. Using firm-level data for Thailand we show that the number of goods produc... mehr
In this paper we make the distinction between single-product and multi-product firms to contribute to our understanding of the complex relationship between multinational enterprises (MNEs), exporting and economic development. Using firm-level data for Thailand we show that the number of goods produced causes a larger variation in exports volumes than production volumes. Whilst the number of products and the total volume of exports are positively correlated we find, in contrast to US studies, a negative correlation between the number of products produced and the volume of production per product. We then investigate the characteristics associated with multi-product firms and find a distinction between foreign-owned and domestic firms. The presence of foreign firms producing single products solely for the domestic market as well as those producing many products for export demonstrates the diversity of behaviour of foreign-owned firms in developing countries.... weniger
Klassifikation
Volkswirtschaftstheorie
Freie Schlagwörter
Multinationals; Firm characteristics; Multi-product; Exports; F10; F14; L11;
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2010
Seitenangabe
S. 635-656
Zeitschriftentitel
Review of World Economics, 146 (2010) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10290-010-0066-6
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)