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Website Premia for Extensive Margins of International Firm Activities: Evidence for SMEs from 34 Countries
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Abstract This paper uses firm-level data from the Flash Eurobarometer 421 survey conducted in June 2015 in 34 European countries to investigate the link between having a website and international firm activities in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We find that firms that are present on the web mor... view more
This paper uses firm-level data from the Flash Eurobarometer 421 survey conducted in June 2015 in 34 European countries to investigate the link between having a website and international firm activities in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We find that firms that are present on the web more often export, import, engage in research and development cooperation with international partners, work as subcontractors for firms from other countries, use firms in other countries as subcontractors, and perform foreign direct investments - both inside and outside the European Union. The estimated website premia are statistically highly significant after controlling for firm size, country, and sector of economic activity. Furthermore, the size of these premia can be considered to be large. Internationally active firms tend to have a website.... view less
Keywords
Eurobarometer; website; Internet; small business; medium-sized firm; internationalization
Classification
National Economy
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
website premia; international firm activities; Flash Eurobarometer 421 (Internationalisation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) (ZA6585 v1.0.0)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 1-7
Journal
Economies, 10 (2022) 10
Issue topic
Focused Issues and Trends in Economic Research from Germany
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/economies10100250
ISSN
2227-7099
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed