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Learning to Export : Evidence from Moroccan Manufacturing

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dc.contributor.authorFafchamps, Marcel
dc.contributor.authorEl Hamine, Said
dc.contributor.authorZeufack, Albert
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:34:08Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:34:08Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis paper tests two alternative models of selection into export: lower costs and better market familiarity. Both are potentially subject to learning-by-doing, but differ in the type of experience required. Learning to produce at lower cost--what we call productivity learning--depends on general experience, while learning to design products that appeal to foreign consumers--market learning--depends on export experience. Using panel and cross-section data on Moroccan manufacturers, we uncover evidence of market learning but little is evidence that productivity learning is what enables firms to export. These findings are consistent with the concentration of Moroccan manufacturing exports in consumer items, i.e., the garment, textile, and leather sectors. It is the young firms that export. Most do so immediately after creation. We also find that, among exporters, new products are exported very rapidly after production has begun. The share of exported output nevertheless increases for 2-3 years after a new product is introduced, which is indicative of some learning. Old firms are unlikely to switch to exports, even in response to changes in macro incentives.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of African Economies
dc.identifier.issn09638024
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5705
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectCountry and Industry Studies of Trade F140
dc.subjectIndustry Studies: Manufacturing: General L600
dc.subjectIndustrialization
dc.subjectManufacturing and Service Industries
dc.subjectChoice of Technology O140
dc.subjectInternational Linkages to Development
dc.subjectRole of International Organizations O190
dc.titleLearning to Export : Evidence from Moroccan Manufacturingen
dc.title.alternativeJournal of African Economiesen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.journal.nbpages305-355
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryMorocco
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okr.volume17
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