David Atkin, Assistant Professor of Economics
| Jan/14 | Thu | 02:30PM-04:00PM | E51-151 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
In this talk we use a randomized control trial to understand the impacts of exporting on the performance of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt. We first document the impacts on firm profits from being offered the opportunity to export rugs to Western markets. Finding that profits rise, we explore the mechanisms that lie behind these gains and in particular ask whether there is evidence of learning-by-exporting---i.e. whether exporting itself improves the technical efficiency of the firm.
Sponsor(s): Economics
Contact: Beata Shuster, E17-201G, 617 253-8883, BSHUSTER@MIT.EDU