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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.accessioned2013-06-18T20:53:42Z
dc.date.available2013-06-18T20:53:42Z
dc.date.issued2002-04
dc.description.abstractThe authors test two alternative models of learning to export: productivity learning, whereby firms learn to reduce production cost, and, market learning, whereby firms learn to design products that appeal to foreign consumers. Using panel, and cross-section data on Moroccan manufacturers, the authors uncover evidence of market learning, but little evidence of productivity learning. These findings are consistent with the concentration of Moroccan manufacturing exports in consumer items - the garment, textile, and leather sectors. It is the young firms that export. Most do so immediately after creation. The authors 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. Old firms are unlikely to switch to exports, even in response to changes in macroeconomic incentives. The authors find a positive relationship between exports, and productivity, and conclude that it is the result of self-selection: it is the more productive firms that move into exports. Policy implications are discussed.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/1765897/learning-export-evidence-moroccan-manufacturing
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2827
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13995
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington D.C.
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2827
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMANUFACTURED EXPORTS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectEXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET ANALYSIS
dc.subjectFOREIGN ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEMAND
dc.subjectMARKET POTENTIAL
dc.subjectTEXTILES
dc.subjectLEATHER GOODS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectEXPORT INCENTIVES
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK COMMERCE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCOPE
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPORT
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPETITION
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectRANGE
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSPREAD
dc.subjectSUNK COSTS
dc.subjectSWITCH
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTOTAL SALES
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectUPPER
dc.titleLearning to Export : Evidence from Moroccan Manufacturingen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/1765897/learning-export-evidence-moroccan-manufacturing
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid211941468774607484
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2827
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02042604431551
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1765897
okr.identifier.reportWPS2827
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryMorocco
okr.themeEconomic management :: Macroeconomic management
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicTransport::Airports and Air Services
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Access to Markets
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume1
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