Abstract
Using unique new data and a recently introduced non-linear decomposition technique this paper shows that the huge difference in the propensity to export between West and East German plants is to a large part due to differences in firm size and human capital intensity.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Lüneburg |
| Publisher | Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Literaturverz. S. 12 - 13Research areas and keywords
- Economics
- Exports
- micro data
- West Germany
- East Germany
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