Trade reorientation and post-reform productivity growth in Bulgarian enterprises
- 1 May 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Policy Reform
- Vol. 2 (2) , 151-168
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13841289808523379
Abstract
This paper analyzes the importance of integration into world markets following the collapse of central planning in explaining the productivity growth performance of Bulgarian firms. Using a large panel data set on 1,300 manufacturing firms for 13 quarters, we find that a shift towards sourcing from - and exporting to - OECD markets is a significant factor explaining firm-level total factor productivity growth.Keywords
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