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The Impact of the Common Currency on Exports of New EMU Members: Firm-level Evidence for Slovenia and Slovakia

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Cieślik A. , Michałek J. , Michałek A.

Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy

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2013

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tom 8

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nr 4

7-23

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There are many studies aiming at estimation of aggregate trade effects of the euro adoption by the old EU countries, which are based on the augmented gravity model. In contrast to the existing literature, we investigate whether the adoption of the common currency increases the export activity of individual firms. In particu-lar, we refer to the new strand in the trade theory literature, based on the Melitz (2003) model, in which export performance depends on labor productivity and costs of exporting. There are already many empirical studies, based on firm level data, showing the relevance of the Melitz (2003) model. Most of those studies demonstrate that export performance positively depends on firms’ characteristics such as labor productivity, spending on R&D, age of the firm, the stock of human capital or propensity to innovate, but they do not take into account the impact of the common currency on the cost of exporting. There are only few studies analyzing trade implications of euro adoption for firms’ exports of “old EU” members. In our empirical paper we use the firm level data basis set up by the EBRD and the World Bank for Central and Eastern European Countries. Using the probit model, we analyze whether the accession of Slovenia and Slovakia to the Eurozone did increase the firms’ propensity to export in those countries.

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Economic impact of the EU Eastern enlargement on New Member States revisited: The role of economic institutions

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Hagemejer J. , Michałek J. , Svatko P.

Central European Economic Journal

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2021

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tom 8

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nr 55

126-143

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The paper analyses the economic implications of the accession of New Member States (NMS) to the European Union (EU) in 2004 and 2007. The estimation effects of integration with the EU were carried out as a comparative case study using the synthetic control method (SCM) proposed by Abadie and Gardeazabal. Compared to previous studies analysing the effects of accession to the EU (Campos, Coricelli and Moretti), we check for the importance of the quality of economic institutions for the matching process of the analysed economies with their comparators. The results of the econometric analysis show a positive impact on the country performance 6 years and 12 years after accession to the EU. The gains from accession are large but not universal. For 5 of the 10 analysed countries the difference in levels of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) against the counterfactual is at least 30%.

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Determinanty działalności eksportowej polskich przedsiębiorstw

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Cieślik A. , Michałek J. , Michałek A.

Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics

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2012

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tom 257

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nr 7-8

67-84

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The main purpose of the article is to empirically validate a hypothesis derived from the so-called Melitz (2003) model that there is a positive relationship between the productivity of companies and their export propensity, using firm-level data for Poland. In addition, the study attempts to endogenize the productivity of firms by referring to their spending on research and development (R & R), use of human capital and new technology. The empirical results obtained by the authors confirmed the predictions of the Melitz (2003) model regarding the presence of a positive relationship between the productivity of companies and the probability of exports in the case of Polish companies. In addition, the attempt to endogenize the productivity of companies showed that the probability of exports can be influenced by the level of expenditure on R&D and the use of the internet, while the proportion of skilled workers in employment did not prove to be statistically significant. On the other hand, the size of the firm was an important determinant of export activity. The larger the firm the greater is the probability of it exporting its products and services, the authors say. The study also showed that the internationalization of firms, measured with the use of foreign technology licenses and foreign ownership, is positively correlated with the probability of exporting. The authors’ results are thus consistent with those obtained previously in other large European Union countries.

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Głównym celem artykułu jest empiryczna weryfikacja podstawowej hipotezy wynikającej z modelu Melitza (2003) mówiącej o dodatnim związku między produktywnością firm a ich zaangażowaniem w działalność eksportową przy użyciu danych na poziomie firm dla Polski. Ponadto, w badaniu podjęto próbę endogenizacji produktywności firm, między innymi, poprzez odwołanie się do ich wydatków na działalność badawczo-rozwojową (B+R), wykorzystania kapitału ludzkiego i nowych technologii. Przedstawione przez nas wyniki empiryczne potwierdziły przewidywania modelu Melitza odnośnie występowania dodatniej zależności między produktywnością firm a prawdopodobieństwem wystąpienia eksportu w przypadku polskich firm. Ponadto, przeprowadzona próba endogenizacji produktywności firm wykazała, że na prawdopodobieństwo eksportu w szczególności wpływać może poziom wydatków na B+R oraz wykorzystanie Internetu, natomiast odsetek wykwalifikowanych pracowników w ogóle zatrudnienia nie okazał się być statystycznie istotny. Duże znaczenie w determinowaniu eksportu miała również wielkość firm. Im większa firma tym większe jest prawdopodobieństwo wystąpienia eksportu. Przeprowadzone badania wykazały również, że umiędzynarodowienie firm mierzone wykorzystaniem zagranicznych licencji oraz własnością zagraniczną jest dodatnio związane z prawdopodobieństwem wystąpienia eksportu. Uzyskane przez nas wyniki są zatem zbieżne z wynikami uzyskanymi wcześniej dla innych, dużych krajów należących do Unii Europejskiej.

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Export Activity in Visegrad 4 Countries: Firm Level Investigation

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Cieślik A. , Michałek J. , Michałek A.

Ekonomia. Rynek, Gospodarka, Społeczeństwo

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2012

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nr 30

6-22

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Following the new strand in the new trade theory literature that focuses on firm heterogeneity initiated by the Melitz [2003] model, in this paper we investigate the determinants of export activity of firms in the Visegrad-4 countries. The study covers the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia and is based on firm level data for the 2002–2009 period.We will start with estimating probit regressions for the pooled dataset that includes all V-4 countries and will then disaggregate the sample into particular countries. Our preliminary estimation results obtained for the whole V-4 sample indicate that the probability of exporting increases with the higher share of university graduates in productive employment, larger spending on R&D projects, the use of foreign technology licenses, foreign ownership, higher productivity and company size. The results obtained for particular V-4 countries reveal some degree of heterogeneity among those countries.