Table 3.

Determinants of TFP in low-tech intensity industries

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Panel A: TFP level
Internal firm characteristics
 age0.037***0.055***0.039***0.031***0.020***0.014***
(0.004)(0.006)(0.004)(0.002)(0.002)(0.003)
 FF−0.007−0.004−0.005−0.002−0.006−0.016**
(0.006)(0.008)(0.005)(0.004)(0.006)(0.008)
International trade activities
 ExpOnly0.016***0.027***0.0050.0040.010*0.012
 (0.007)(0.009)(0.005)(0.005)(0.006)(0.009)
 ImpOnly0.009***0.030***0.012***0.007−0.0060.001
 (0.003)(0.006)(0.004)(0.004)(0.004)(0.006)
 TWTraders0.017***0.033***0.015***0.006−0.003−0.002
 (0.005)(0.006)(0.004)(0.005)(0.006)(0.009)
 FDI−0.001−0.007−0.000−0.002−0.004−0.013
 (0.003)(0.007)(0.003)(0.003)(0.006)(0.011)
Financial constraints
 dte0.003**0.002−0.002−0.002−0.001−0.001
(0.002)(0.003)(0.002)(0.001)(0.001)(0.001)
 credit0.010***0.018***0.009***0.008***0.004**0.001
(0.002)(0.003)(0.002)(0.002)(0.002)(0.003)
Competition intensity
 HHI−0.032***0.017−0.043***−0.051***−0.036***−0.036***
 (0.007)(0.017)(0.011)(0.009)(0.009)(0.010)
Observations16,291
Panel B: TFP growth
Internal firm characteristics
 age−0.345***−0.208***−0.109***−0.118***−0.295***−0.949***
(0.021)(0.038)(0.015)(0.009)(0.018)(0.086)
 FF−0.047−0.108−0.037−0.030*−0.070**0.024
(0.060)(0.069)(0.025)(0.016)(0.029)(0.095)
International trade activities
 ExpOnly0.0160.0790.0220.032*−0.024−0.077
 (0.040)(0.077)(0.027)(0.018)(0.032)(0.099)
 ImpOnly−0.0300.0460.003−0.011−0.082***−0.281***
 (0.022)(0.053)(0.021)(0.013)(0.024)(0.071)
 TWTraders−0.0080.0680.021−0.004−0.082***−0.287***
 (0.035)(0.070)(0.028)(0.019)(0.030)(0.091)
 FDI0.001−0.062−0.019−0.0040.0270.060
 (0.032)(0.069)(0.029)(0.021)(0.030)(0.085)
Financial constraints
 dte0.0130.025−0.0070.0020.0020.044
(0.013)(0.020)(0.008)(0.005)(0.009)(0.031)
 credit−0.018−0.035−0.008−0.008−0.010−0.074**
(0.012)(0.026)(0.011)(0.007)(0.011)(0.035)
Competition intensity
 HHI0.009−0.0640.101*0.087***0.102*−0.110
(0.059)(0.127)(0.056)(0.034)(0.06)(0.188)
Observations13,221

Notes:

Standard errors in parentheses are clustered at the firm level;

*p < 0.10;

**p < 0.05;

***p < 0.01

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