Martha Denisse Pierola
Biographic Data
| ID | 6447258 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martha Denisse Pierola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martha Denisse |
| FAMILY NAME | Pierola |
| SIGNATURE | PIEROLA M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Export Superstars
We show that very large firms shape country export patterns. Among 32 countries, the top firm on average accounts for 14% of a country’s total (nonoil) exports, and the top five firms make up 30%. These export superstars are also important in the sectoral distribution of exports. Variation in exports from the top firm in a country explains about one-third of the variation in sectoral exports relative to income across countries, and variation in e…
Exporter behavior, country size and stage of development
Success and failure of African exporters
Export Superstars
This paper shows that the top 1 percent of exporters critically shape trade patterns, using firm-level data from 32 countries. In particular, variation in average firm size (the intensive margin) explains over two thirds of the variation in the sector distribution of exports across countries, the remaining share is explained by variation in the number of firms (the extensive margin). Variation in average firm size across sectors is largely driven…
Export surges
Export surges
Export Superstars
This paper shows that the top 1 percent of exporters critically shape trade patterns, using firm-level data from 32 countries. In particular, variation in average firm size (the intensive margin) explains over two thirds of the variation in the sector distribution of exports across countries, the remaining share is explained by variation in the number of firms (the extensive margin). Variation in average firm size across sectors is largely driven…
Success and failure of African exporters
Export Superstars
We show that very large firms shape country export patterns. Among 32 countries, the top firm on average accounts for 14% of a country’s total (nonoil) exports, and the top five firms make up 30%. These export superstars are also important in the sectoral distribution of exports. Variation in exports from the top firm in a country explains about one-third of the variation in sectoral exports relative to income across countries, and variation in e…
Exporter behavior, country size and stage of development
Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Global trade and economics (4 works) · International Business and FDI (4 works) · International economics (4 works) · International trade (4 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economic Growth and Productivity (2 works) · Monetary economics (2 works)