Prague Economic Papers 2002, 11(4):339-355 | DOI: 10.18267/j.pep.201

Foreign ownership and export propensity: the slovenian experience

Matija Rojec1, Jože P. Damijan2, Boris Majcen3
1 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kardeljeva ploščad 5, SI - 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics, Kardeljeva ploščad 5, SI - 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
3 Institute for Economic Research, Kardeljeva ploščad 5, SI - 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

This paper discusses the determinants of export propensity of foreign firms in the Slovenian manufacturing sector relative to domestic firms. Using panel framework we show that superior export propensity of foreign firms is significant due to the foreign ownership and that differences in fundamental operational characteristics between domestic and foreign firms significantly affect their export propensity.

Keywords: Slovenia, international trade, foreign direct investment, export propensity, foreign ownership, manufacturing industry
JEL classification: D21, F21, F23

Published: January 1, 2002  Show citation

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