Globalisation , Productivity and Technology Research Paper 2003 / 46 Exports , international investment , and plant performance : Evidence from a non - parametric test
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This paper compares the performance of purely domestic plants, domestic exporters and domestic multinationals. For our empirical analysis we utilise a non-parametric approach based on the principle of first order stochastic dominance. We find that the distributions for multinationals dominate that of domestic exporters and non-exporters, while we do not find clear differences in plant performance between domestic exporters and non-exporters. JEL classification: F23, F14, D21
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