Firm Size and Export Intensity

Verwaal, Ernst; Donkers, Bas

Firm Size and Export Intensity

ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2001-12-MKT

20 Pages Posted: 26 Aug 2006

Ernst Verwaal

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship; Queen's University Management School; Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)

Bas Donkers

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics (ESE); Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM); Tinbergen Institute

Date Written: 26 2001 2,

Abstract

This paper presents a unifying theory, explaining the different relationships between firm size and export intensity that have been found in previous studies. We propose that transaction costs economies and different types of resources induce a moderating effect on the firm size and export intensity relationship. Data on international businesses in the Netherlands are used to test the theoretical framework empirically, and support is found for different industries.

Keywords: firms size, transaction costs, export intensity, International business strategy

JEL Classification: M, M31, C44, D23, F12, F23

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Verwaal, Ernst and Donkers, Bas, Firm Size and Export Intensity (26 2001 2,). ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2001-12-MKT, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=370871