Exporter dynamics, firm size and growth, and partial year effects (English)

Two otherwise identical firms that enter the same market in different months, one in January and one in December, will report dramatically different annual sales for the first calendar year of operations. This partial year effect in annual data leads to downward biased observations of the level of activity upon entry and upward biased growth rates between the year of entry and the following year. This paper examines the implications of partial year...

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Bernard, Andrew B.;

Massari,Renzo;

Reyes,Jose Daniel;

Taglioni,Daria;
Document Date
2013/11/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6711
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2013/11/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Exporter dynamics, firm size and growth, and partial year effects
Keywords
Poverty Reduction & Economic Management

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Bernard, Andrew B.; Massari,Renzo; Reyes,Jose Daniel; Taglioni,Daria.

Exporter dynamics, firm size and growth, and partial year effects (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6711 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/236951468159908830

Exporter dynamics, firm size and growth, and partial year effects (English)

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