@article{Ottaviano:55287,
      recid = {55287},
      author = {Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P. and Volpe Martincus, Christian},
      title = {SMEs in Argentina: Who are the Exporters},
      address = {2009},
      number = {831-2016-55387},
      series = {GC},
      pages = {36},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {There exists a growing body of literature which looks at  export decisions made by firms. Most studies focus on  developed countries and do not explore whether different  behavioral patterns prevail over the firm size  distribution. This paper aims at filling this gap in the  literature by analyzing the export behavior of a  statistically representative sample of 192 Small and  Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs) in a developing country,  Argentina, over the period 1996-1998. We find that the  level of employment, sourcing from abroad, investment in  product improvement and average productivity are associated  with a higher probability of exporting. Training activities  for employees are important to export outside of MERCOSUR.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/55287},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.55287},
}