Download PDF

De Economist

, 159:381 | Cite as

Productivity and Internationalization: A Micro-Data Approach

  • Peter A. G. van Bergeijk
  • Fabienne Fortanier
  • Harry Garretsen
  • Henri L. F. de Groot
  • Selwyn J. V. Moons
Open Access
Article
First Online:

Abstract

An appropriate analysis of the effects of globalization requires a careful analysis of the various ways in which different firms operate in international markets. Micro data at the level of individual firms and employees can enhance our empirical understanding of the relationships between internationalization, firms, jobs and employees. These micro data become increasingly available. This paper provides an introduction to this special issue that illustrates the wide variation, richness and policy relevance of the emerging micro data driven research on the effects of internationalization and productivity.

Keywords

Globalization International trade Productivity Micro data Firm heterogeneity 

JEL Classification

D20 F10 F14 F21 L10 O12 
Download to read the full article text

References

  1. Alesina A., Spolaore E., Wacziarg R. (2005) Trade, growth and the size of countries. In: Aghion P., Durlauf S. (eds) Handbook of economic growth. Elsevier, New York, pp 1499–1542CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  2. Antras P., Garicano L., Rossi-Hansberg E. (2006) Offshoring in a knowledge economy. Quarterly Journal of Economics 121(1): 31–77Google Scholar
  3. Autor D. H., Katz L. F., Kearney M. S. (2006) The polarization of the US labor market. American Economic Review 96(2): 189–194CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  5. Berman E., Bound J., Machin S. (1998) Implications of skill-biased technological change: International evidence. Quarterly Journal of Economics 113(4): 1245–1279CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  6. Bernard A. B., Redding S. J., Schott P. K. (2008) Comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms. Review of Economic Studies 74(1): 31–66CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  7. Bernard A. B., Jensen J. B., Redding S. J., Schott P. K. (2007) Firms in international trade. Journal of Economic Perspectives 21(3): 105–130CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  8. Blinder, A. S. (2005). Fear of offshoring, CEPS Working Paper, no. 119, Princeton University, Princeton.Google Scholar
  9. Blinder A. S. (2006) Offshoring: The next industrial revolution?. Foreign Affairs 85(2): 113–128CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  10. CBS: (2010) Internationalisation monitor 2010. CBS Statistics Netherlands, The Hague/HeerlenGoogle Scholar
  11. Creusen, H., & Lejour, A. (2011). Uncertainty and the export decisions of Dutch firms, CPB Discussion Paper, no. 183, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, The Hague.Google Scholar
  12. Florax R. J. G. M., de Groot, H. L. F., & de Mooij, R. A. (2002). Meta-analysis: A tool for upgrading inputs of macroeconomic policy models, Tinbergen Discussion Paper, no. 2002-041/3, Amsterdam-Rotterdam.Google Scholar
  13. Fortanier F., Korvorst M., Luppes M. (2011) The employment consequences of globalization: Linking data on employers and employees in the Netherlands. In: Di Ciaccio A., Coli M., Angulo Ibanez J. (eds) Advanced statistical methods for the analysis of large data-sets. Springer, New YorkGoogle Scholar
  14. Fortanier, F., & van de ven, P. (2009). Globalization and national accounts: Consequences of inward foreign direct investment for productivity at the micro and meso level, invited Paper presented at ISI conference. Durban, South Africa (17–22 August).Google Scholar
  15. Frankel J. A., Romer D. (1999) Does trade cause growth. American Economic Review 89(3): 379–399CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  16. Garicano L., Rossi-Hansberg E. (2006) Organization and inequality in a knowledge economy. Quarterly Journal of Economics 121(4): 1383–1435Google Scholar
  17. Helpman E., Krugman P. R. (1985) Market structure and foreign trade: Increasing returns, imperfect competition and the international economy. MIT Press, Cambridge, MAGoogle Scholar
  18. IMF: (2007) World economic outlook. IMF, WashingtonGoogle Scholar
  19. Kox H. L. M., Rojas-Romagosa H. (2010) Exports and productivity selection effects for Dutch firms. De Economist 158: 295–322CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  20. Lawrence, R. Z. (2008). Blue-collar blues: Is trade to blame for rising US income inequality? Policy analysis in international economics, no 85, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC.Google Scholar
  21. Lewer J. J., van den Berg H. (2003) How large is international trade’s effect on economic growth. Journal of Economic Surveys 17(3): 363–396CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  22. Melitz M. J. (2003) The impact of trade on intra-industry reallocations and aggregate industry productivity. Econometrica 71(6): 1695–1725CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  23. Sachs J. D., Warner A. (1995) Economic reform and the process of global integration. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 1: 1–118CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  24. Statistics Denmark: (2008) International sourcing: moving business functions abroad. Statistics Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway and SwedenGoogle Scholar
  25. Syverson C. (2011) What determines productivity?. Journal of Economic Literature 49(2): 326–365CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  26. van Bergeijk P. A. G. (2009) Economic diplomacy and the geography of international trade. Edward Elgar, CheltenhamGoogle Scholar
  27. Van den Berg, M., de Nooij, M., Garretsen, H., & de Groot, H. L. F. (2008). MKBA Buitenlandinstrumentarium, SEO Report 2008–64, SEO, Amsterdam.Google Scholar

Copyright information

© The Author(s) 2011

Authors and Affiliations

  • Peter A. G. van Bergeijk
    • 1
  • Fabienne Fortanier
    • 2
  • Harry Garretsen
    • 3
  • Henri L. F. de Groot
    • 4
  • Selwyn J. V. Moons
    • 5
  1. 1.International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus UniversityThe HagueThe Netherlands
  2. 2.CBS Statistics NetherlandsThe HagueThe Netherlands
  3. 3.University of GroningenGroningenThe Netherlands
  4. 4.Department of Spatial EconomicsVU University AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
  5. 5.Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and InnovationThe HagueThe Netherlands

Personalised recommendations