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Arnold, J. M., & Hussinger, K. (2005). Export behavior and firm productivity in German manufacturing: A firm-level analysis. Review of World Economics, 141(2), 219-243.
Arrow, K. J. (1971). The economic implications of learning by doing. In Readings in the Theory of Growth (pp. 131-149). Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Aw, B. Y., Chen, X., & Roberts, M. J. (2001). Firm-level evidence on productivity differentials and turnover in Taiwanese manufacturing. Journal of Development Economics, 66(1), 51-86.
Baldwin, J. R., & Gu, W. (2003). Export‐market participation and productivity performance in Canadian manufacturing. Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 36(3), 634-657.
Baldwin, R. (1988). Hysteresis in import prices: the beachhead effect (No. w2545). National Bureau of Economic Research.
Baldwin, R., & Krugman, P. (1989). Persistent trade effects of large exchange rate shocks. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 104(4), 635-654.
Becker, S. O., & Ichino, A. (2002). Estimation of average treatment effects based on propensity scores. The Stata Journal, 2(4), 358-377.
Bernard, A. B., Jensen, J. B., & Lawrence, R. Z. (1995). Exporters, jobs, and wages in US manufacturing: 1976-1987. Brookings papers on economic activity. Microeconomics, 1995, 67-119.
Bernard, A. B., & Jensen, J. B. (1999). Exceptional exporter performance: cause, effect, or both?. Journal of international economics, 47(1), 1-25.
Bernard, A. B., & Jensen, J. B. (2004). Why some firms export. Review of economics and Statistics, 86(2), 561-569.
Bernard, A. B., & Jensen, J. B. (2004). Exporting and Productivity in the USA. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 20(3), 343-357.
Bernard, A. B., Redding, S. J., & Schott, P. K. (2011). Multiproduct firms and trade liberalization. The Quarterly journal of economics, 126(3), 1271-1318.
Castellani, D. (2002). Export behavior and productivity growth: Evidence from Italian manufacturing firms. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 138(4), 605-628.
Clerides, S. K., Lach, S., & Tybout, J. R. (1998). Is learning by exporting important? Micro-dynamic evidence from Colombia, Mexico, and Morocco. The quarterly journal of economics, 113(3), 903-947.
Doan, N. T., Nguyen, K. T., & Mai, P. C. (2020). The effects of cash in advance on export decision: the case of Vietnam. Journal of International Economics and Management, 20(1), 1-12.
De Loecker, J. (2007). Do exports generate higher productivity? Evidence from Slovenia. Journal of international economics, 73(1), 69-98.
Delgado, M. A., Farinas, J. C., & Ruano, S. (2002). Firm productivity and export markets: a non-parametric approach. Journal of international Economics, 57(2), 397-422.
Dixit, A. (1989). Hysteresis, import penetration, and exchange rate pass-through. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 104(2), 205-228.
Eckel, C., & Neary, J. P. (2010). Multi-product firms and flexible manufacturing in the global economy. The Review of Economic Studies, 77(1), 188-217.
Feenstra, R., & Ma, H. (2007). Optimal choice of product scope for multiproduct firms under monopolistic competition (No. w13703). National Bureau of Economic Research.
Feenstra, R. C., Li, Z., & Yu, M. (2014). Exports and credit constraints under incomplete information: Theory and evidence from China. Review of Economics and Statistics, 96(4), 729-744.
Feng, D., Chen, Q., Song, M., & Cui, L. (2019). Relationship between the degree of internationalization and performance in manufacturing enterprises of the Yangtze river delta region. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 55(7), 1455-1471.
Fernandes, A. M., & Isgut, A. E. (2015). Learning-by-exporting effects: are they for real?. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 51(1), 65-89.
Filipescu, D. A., Rialp, A., & Rialp, J. (2009). Internationalisation and technological innovation: empirical evidence on their mutual relationship. Advances in International Marketing, 20, 125-154.
Fornes, G., & Cardoza, G. (2019). Internationalization of Chinese SMEs: The perception of disadvantages of foreignness. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 55(9), 2086-2105.
General Statistics Office (2017). Vietnam's Exports and Imports of Goods- International Integration and Development. Hanoi: Statistical Publishing House.
Girma, S., Greenaway, A., & Kneller, R. (2004). Does exporting increase productivity? A microeconometric analysis of matched firms. Review of International Economics, 12(5), 855-866.
Greenaway, D., & Kneller, R. (2004). Exporting and productivity in the United Kingdom. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 20(3), 358-371.
Greenaway, D., Gullstrand, J., & Kneller, R. (2005). Exporting may not always boost firm productivity. Review of World Economics, 141(4), 561-582.
Heckman, J. J. (1981). Heterogeneity and state dependence. In Studies in labor markets (pp. 91-140). University of Chicago Press.
Hitt, M. A., Hoskisson, R. E., & Kim, H. (1997). International diversification: Effects on innovation and firm performance in product-diversified firms. Academy of Management journal, 40(4), 767-798.
Kafouros, M. I., Buckley, P. J., Sharp, J. A., & Wang, C. (2008). The role of internationalization in explaining innovation performance. Technovation, 28(1-2), 63-74.
Kimura, F., & Kiyota, K. (2006). Exports, FDI, and productivity: Dynamic evidence from Japanese firms. Review of World Economics, 142(4), 695-719.
Krugman, P. R. (1979). Increasing returns, monopolistic competition, and international trade. Journal of International Economics, 9(4), 469-479.
Leonidou, L. C., Katsikeas, C. S., Palihawadana, D., & Spyropoulou, S. (2007). An analytical review of the factors stimulating smaller firms to export. International Marketing Review.
Leuven, E., & Sianesi, B. (2018). PSMATCH2: Stata module to perform full Mahalanobis and propensity score matching, common support graphing, and covariate imbalance testing.
Levinsohn, J., & Petrin, A. (2003). Estimating production functions using inputs to control for unobservables. The review of economic studies, 70(2), 317-341.
Ma, Y., Tang, H., & Zhang, Y. (2014). Factor intensity, product switching, and productivity: Evidence from Chinese exporters. Journal of International Economics, 92(2), 349-362.
Martins, P. S., & Yang, Y. (2009). The impact of exporting on firm productivity: a meta-analysis of the learning-by-exporting hypothesis. Review of World Economics, 145(3), 431-445.
Melitz, M. J. (2003). The impact of trade on intra‐industry reallocations and aggregate industry productivity. Econometrica, 71(6), 1695-1725.
Minetti, R., & Zhu, S. C. (2011). Credit constraints and firm export: Microeconomic evidence from Italy. Journal of International Economics, 83(2), 109-125.
Ministry of Investment and Planning (2016). Annual report on enterprises and socio-economic development in 2014-2015. Hanoi: Ministry of Investment and Planning.
Monreal-Pérez, J., Aragón-Sánchez, A., & Sánchez-Marín, G. (2012). A longitudinal study of the relationship between export activity and innovation in the Spanish firm: The moderating role of productivity. International Business Review, 21(5), 862-877.
Nguyen, A. N., Pham, N. Q., Nguyen, C. D., & Nguyen, N. D. (2008). Innovation and exports in Vietnam's SME sector. The European Journal of Development Research, 20(2), 262-280.
Pär, H., & Nan, L. N. (2004). Exports as an Indicator on or Promoter of Successful Swedish Manufacturing Firms in the 1990s. Review of World Economics, 140(3), 415-445.
Park, A., Yang, D., Shi, X., & Jiang, Y. (2010). Exporting and firm performance: Chinese exporters and the Asian financial crisis. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 92(4), 822-842.
Park, B. I. (2011). Knowledge transfer capacity of multinational enterprises and technology acquisition in international joint ventures. International Business Review, 20(1), 75-87.
Pisu, M. (2008). Export destinations and learning-by-exporting: Evidence from Belgium. National Bank of Belgium working paper, (140).
Pla-Barber, J., & Alegre, J. (2007). Analysing the link between export intensity, innovation and firm size in a science-based industry. International Business Review, 16(3), 275-293.
Ranjan, P., & Raychaudhuri, J. (2011). Self‐selection vs learning: evidence from Indian exporting firms. Indian Growth and Development Review, 4(1), 22-37.
Roberts, M. J., & Tybout, J. R. (1997). The decision to export in Colombia: An empirical model of entry with sunk costs. The American Economic Review, 545-564.
Rosenbaum, P. R., & Rubin, D. B. (1983). The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects. Biometrika, 70(1), 41-55.
Silva, A., Afonso, Ó., & Africano, A. P. (2010). Do Portuguese manufacturing firms learn by exporting? (No. 373). Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
Tomiura, E. (2007). Foreign outsourcing, exporting, and FDI: A productivity comparison at the firm level. Journal of International Economics, 72(1), 113-127.
VCCI. 2017. Annual Report on Vietnamese Business 2016. Hanoi: Information and Communications Publishing House.
Vu, H., Lim, S., Holmes, M., & Doan, T. (2013). Firm Exporting and Employee Benefits: First Evidence from Vietnam Manufacturing SMEs. Economics Bulletin, 33(1), 519-535.
Vu, H. N., & Hoang, B. T. (2020). Business environment and innovation persistence: the case of small-and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2019.1689597
Wagner, J. (2007). Exports and productivity: A survey of the evidence from firm‐level data. World Economy, 30(1), 60-82.
Wagner, J. (2012). International trade and firm performance: a survey of empirical studies since 2006. Review of World Economics, 148(2), 235-267.
Wernerfelt, B. (1984). A resource‐based view of the firm. Strategic Management Journal, 5(2), 171-180.
World Bank (2019). The Wold Bank. Retrieved 06 01, 2017, from data.worldbank.org: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.DEFL.ZS?locations=VN
Alvarez, R., & Lopez, R. A. (2005). Exporting and performance: evidence from Chilean plants. Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 38(4), 1384-1400.
Arnold, J. M., & Hussinger, K. (2005). Export behavior and firm productivity in German manufacturing: A firm-level analysis. Review of World Economics, 141(2), 219-243.
Arrow, K. J. (1971). The economic implications of learning by doing. In Readings in the Theory of Growth (pp. 131-149). Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Aw, B. Y., Chen, X., & Roberts, M. J. (2001). Firm-level evidence on productivity differentials and turnover in Taiwanese manufacturing. Journal of Development Economics, 66(1), 51-86.
Baldwin, J. R., & Gu, W. (2003). Export‐market participation and productivity performance in Canadian manufacturing. Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 36(3), 634-657.
Baldwin, R. (1988). Hysteresis in import prices: the beachhead effect (No. w2545). National Bureau of Economic Research.
Baldwin, R., & Krugman, P. (1989). Persistent trade effects of large exchange rate shocks. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 104(4), 635-654.
Becker, S. O., & Ichino, A. (2002). Estimation of average treatment effects based on propensity scores. The Stata Journal, 2(4), 358-377.
Bernard, A. B., Jensen, J. B., & Lawrence, R. Z. (1995). Exporters, jobs, and wages in US manufacturing: 1976-1987. Brookings papers on economic activity. Microeconomics, 1995, 67-119.
Bernard, A. B., & Jensen, J. B. (1999). Exceptional exporter performance: cause, effect, or both?. Journal of international economics, 47(1), 1-25.
Bernard, A. B., & Jensen, J. B. (2004). Why some firms export. Review of economics and Statistics, 86(2), 561-569.
Bernard, A. B., & Jensen, J. B. (2004). Exporting and Productivity in the USA. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 20(3), 343-357.
Bernard, A. B., Redding, S. J., & Schott, P. K. (2011). Multiproduct firms and trade liberalization. The Quarterly journal of economics, 126(3), 1271-1318.
Castellani, D. (2002). Export behavior and productivity growth: Evidence from Italian manufacturing firms. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 138(4), 605-628.
Clerides, S. K., Lach, S., & Tybout, J. R. (1998). Is learning by exporting important? Micro-dynamic evidence from Colombia, Mexico, and Morocco. The quarterly journal of economics, 113(3), 903-947.
Doan, N. T., Nguyen, K. T., & Mai, P. C. (2020). The effects of cash in advance on export decision: the case of Vietnam. Journal of International Economics and Management, 20(1), 1-12.
De Loecker, J. (2007). Do exports generate higher productivity? Evidence from Slovenia. Journal of international economics, 73(1), 69-98.
Delgado, M. A., Farinas, J. C., & Ruano, S. (2002). Firm productivity and export markets: a non-parametric approach. Journal of international Economics, 57(2), 397-422.
Dixit, A. (1989). Hysteresis, import penetration, and exchange rate pass-through. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 104(2), 205-228.
Eckel, C., & Neary, J. P. (2010). Multi-product firms and flexible manufacturing in the global economy. The Review of Economic Studies, 77(1), 188-217.
Feenstra, R., & Ma, H. (2007). Optimal choice of product scope for multiproduct firms under monopolistic competition (No. w13703). National Bureau of Economic Research.
Feenstra, R. C., Li, Z., & Yu, M. (2014). Exports and credit constraints under incomplete information: Theory and evidence from China. Review of Economics and Statistics, 96(4), 729-744.
Feng, D., Chen, Q., Song, M., & Cui, L. (2019). Relationship between the degree of internationalization and performance in manufacturing enterprises of the Yangtze river delta region. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 55(7), 1455-1471.
Fernandes, A. M., & Isgut, A. E. (2015). Learning-by-exporting effects: are they for real?. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 51(1), 65-89.
Filipescu, D. A., Rialp, A., & Rialp, J. (2009). Internationalisation and technological innovation: empirical evidence on their mutual relationship. Advances in International Marketing, 20, 125-154.
Fornes, G., & Cardoza, G. (2019). Internationalization of Chinese SMEs: The perception of disadvantages of foreignness. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 55(9), 2086-2105.
General Statistics Office (2017). Vietnam's Exports and Imports of Goods- International Integration and Development. Hanoi: Statistical Publishing House.
Girma, S., Greenaway, A., & Kneller, R. (2004). Does exporting increase productivity? A microeconometric analysis of matched firms. Review of International Economics, 12(5), 855-866.
Greenaway, D., & Kneller, R. (2004). Exporting and productivity in the United Kingdom. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 20(3), 358-371.
Greenaway, D., Gullstrand, J., & Kneller, R. (2005). Exporting may not always boost firm productivity. Review of World Economics, 141(4), 561-582.
Heckman, J. J. (1981). Heterogeneity and state dependence. In Studies in labor markets (pp. 91-140). University of Chicago Press.
Hitt, M. A., Hoskisson, R. E., & Kim, H. (1997). International diversification: Effects on innovation and firm performance in product-diversified firms. Academy of Management journal, 40(4), 767-798.
Kafouros, M. I., Buckley, P. J., Sharp, J. A., & Wang, C. (2008). The role of internationalization in explaining innovation performance. Technovation, 28(1-2), 63-74.
Kimura, F., & Kiyota, K. (2006). Exports, FDI, and productivity: Dynamic evidence from Japanese firms. Review of World Economics, 142(4), 695-719.
Krugman, P. R. (1979). Increasing returns, monopolistic competition, and international trade. Journal of International Economics, 9(4), 469-479.
Leonidou, L. C., Katsikeas, C. S., Palihawadana, D., & Spyropoulou, S. (2007). An analytical review of the factors stimulating smaller firms to export. International Marketing Review.
Leuven, E., & Sianesi, B. (2018). PSMATCH2: Stata module to perform full Mahalanobis and propensity score matching, common support graphing, and covariate imbalance testing.
Levinsohn, J., & Petrin, A. (2003). Estimating production functions using inputs to control for unobservables. The review of economic studies, 70(2), 317-341.
Ma, Y., Tang, H., & Zhang, Y. (2014). Factor intensity, product switching, and productivity: Evidence from Chinese exporters. Journal of International Economics, 92(2), 349-362.
Martins, P. S., & Yang, Y. (2009). The impact of exporting on firm productivity: a meta-analysis of the learning-by-exporting hypothesis. Review of World Economics, 145(3), 431-445.
Melitz, M. J. (2003). The impact of trade on intra‐industry reallocations and aggregate industry productivity. Econometrica, 71(6), 1695-1725.
Minetti, R., & Zhu, S. C. (2011). Credit constraints and firm export: Microeconomic evidence from Italy. Journal of International Economics, 83(2), 109-125.
Ministry of Investment and Planning (2016). Annual report on enterprises and socio-economic development in 2014-2015. Hanoi: Ministry of Investment and Planning.
Monreal-Pérez, J., Aragón-Sánchez, A., & Sánchez-Marín, G. (2012). A longitudinal study of the relationship between export activity and innovation in the Spanish firm: The moderating role of productivity. International Business Review, 21(5), 862-877.
Nguyen, A. N., Pham, N. Q., Nguyen, C. D., & Nguyen, N. D. (2008). Innovation and exports in Vietnam's SME sector. The European Journal of Development Research, 20(2), 262-280.
Pär, H., & Nan, L. N. (2004). Exports as an Indicator on or Promoter of Successful Swedish Manufacturing Firms in the 1990s. Review of World Economics, 140(3), 415-445.
Park, A., Yang, D., Shi, X., & Jiang, Y. (2010). Exporting and firm performance: Chinese exporters and the Asian financial crisis. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 92(4), 822-842.
Park, B. I. (2011). Knowledge transfer capacity of multinational enterprises and technology acquisition in international joint ventures. International Business Review, 20(1), 75-87.
Pisu, M. (2008). Export destinations and learning-by-exporting: Evidence from Belgium. National Bank of Belgium working paper, (140).
Pla-Barber, J., & Alegre, J. (2007). Analysing the link between export intensity, innovation and firm size in a science-based industry. International Business Review, 16(3), 275-293.
Ranjan, P., & Raychaudhuri, J. (2011). Self‐selection vs learning: evidence from Indian exporting firms. Indian Growth and Development Review, 4(1), 22-37.
Roberts, M. J., & Tybout, J. R. (1997). The decision to export in Colombia: An empirical model of entry with sunk costs. The American Economic Review, 545-564.
Rosenbaum, P. R., & Rubin, D. B. (1983). The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects. Biometrika, 70(1), 41-55.
Silva, A., Afonso, Ó., & Africano, A. P. (2010). Do Portuguese manufacturing firms learn by exporting? (No. 373). Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
Tomiura, E. (2007). Foreign outsourcing, exporting, and FDI: A productivity comparison at the firm level. Journal of International Economics, 72(1), 113-127.
VCCI. 2017. Annual Report on Vietnamese Business 2016. Hanoi: Information and Communications Publishing House.
Vu, H., Lim, S., Holmes, M., & Doan, T. (2013). Firm Exporting and Employee Benefits: First Evidence from Vietnam Manufacturing SMEs. Economics Bulletin, 33(1), 519-535.
Vu, H. N., & Hoang, B. T. (2020). Business environment and innovation persistence: the case of small-and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2019.1689597
Wagner, J. (2007). Exports and productivity: A survey of the evidence from firm‐level data. World Economy, 30(1), 60-82.
Wagner, J. (2012). International trade and firm performance: a survey of empirical studies since 2006. Review of World Economics, 148(2), 235-267.
Wernerfelt, B. (1984). A resource‐based view of the firm. Strategic Management Journal, 5(2), 171-180.
World Bank (2019). The Wold Bank. Retrieved 06 01, 2017, from data.worldbank.org: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.DEFL.ZS?locations=VN