Table 5.

Determinants of TFP in medium-high and high-tech intensity industries

OLS-FEQ10Q25Q50Q75Q90
Panel A: TFP level
Internal firm characteristics
 age0.038***0.059***0.041***0.037***0.022***0.016***
(0.004)(0.009)(0.004)(0.004)(0.004)(0.005)
 FF−0.009−0.017−0.0030.0020.003−0.001
(0.009)(0.011)(0.006)(0.009)(0.010)(0.013)
International trade activities
 ExpOnly0.024*0.024**0.014*0.0060.0020.018
 (0.007)(0.009)(0.009)(0.013)(0.009)(0.009)
 ImpOnly0.0010.019**0.008−0.008−0.015**−0.016**
 (0.006)(0.008)(0.005)(0.006)(0.006)(0.007)
 TWTraders0.0090.023**0.013**−0.012*−0.010−0.004
 (0.007)(0.009)(0.006)(0.007)(0.009)(0.012)
 FDI0.0001−0.016*−0.0040.0050.009−0.003
 (0.006)(0.009)(0.004)(0.006)(0.009)(0.018)
Financial constraints
 dte0.001−0.002−0.002−0.002−0.0020.001
(0.002)(0.005)(0.002)(0.002)(0.002)(0.002)
 credit0.0010.010**0.0020.003−0.003−0.001
(0.002)(0.004)(0.003)(0.003)(0.003)(0.004)
Competition intensity
 HHI−0.0080.0100.004−0.011**−0.016**−0.006
 (0.005)(0.010)(0.006)(0.006)(0.007)(0.007)
Observations6,965
Panel B: TFP growth
Internal firm characteristics
 age−0.324***−0.144*−0.123***−0.113***−0.303***−0.858***
(0.035)(0.075)(0.0231)(0.01)(0.035)(0.145)
 FF0.0020.067−0.034−0.0280.0110.063
(0.067)(0.127)(0.048)(0.034)(0.058)(0.177)
International trade activities
 ExpOnly0.105*0.281**0.108**0.085**0.068−0.014
 (0.052)(0.036)(0.063)(0.190)(0.036)(0.063)
 ImpOnly−0.117***−0.154−0.042−0.053**−0.098***−0.243**
 (0.044)(0.095)(0.036)(0.026)(0.038)(0.108)
 TWTraders−0.070−0.043−0.027−0.040−0.102**−0.135
 (0.058)(0.128)(0.048)(0.036)(0.048)(0.146)
 FDI−0.111−0.129−0.048−0.005−0.080*−0.167
 (0.060)(0.112)(0.048)(0.039)(0.048)(0.155)
Financial constraints
 dte0.0200.065*0.0060.0130.010−0.020
(0.020)(0.039)(0.015)(0.009)(0.016)(0.051)
 credit−0.039**−0.084*−0.047***−0.028**−0.028−0.083
(0.019)(0.046)(0.018)(0.011)(0.020)(0.057)
Competition intensity
 HHI−0.098**−0.159−0.025−0.000−0.081*−0.155
(0.044)(0.114)(0.040)(0.023)(0.044)(0.125)
Observations5,646

Notes:

Standard errors in parentheses are clustered at the firm level;

*p < 0.10;

**p < 0.05;

***p < 0.01

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