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Inclusive Trade Through Online Presence
School of Economic Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0951-8936
School of Economic Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
2024 (English)In: Journal of International Development, ISSN 0954-1748, E-ISSN 1099-1328, Vol. 37, no 1, p. 314-333Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have reduced trade costs providing enterprises greater opportu-nity to access international markets. Using the World Bank's enterprise survey data covering more than 180 000 enterprises from154 countries, we examine whether online presence contributes to inclusiveness by helping firms that traditionally struggle toenter export markets do so. We find that being online is associated with an increase in the probability of exporting by an averageof 8 percentage points and with an increase in the level of a firm's exports by about 37%. We also find supporting evidence that on-line presence is linked with an increase in the likelihood of foreign market entry for enterprises owned and managed by women,firms with a majority female workforce, small and medium-sized enterprises, firms from lower income countries and developingregions of the world and firms in the services sector. These results have accounted for possible endogeneity of online presence,self-selection into exporting and industry and country-year heterogeneity. They suggest that measures to promote digitalizationand improve the business environment can offer effective ways of fostering more inclusive trade.

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2024. Vol. 37, no 1, p. 314-333
Keywords [en]
Endogeneity, Inclusive trade, Online presence, Selection
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Economics
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Economy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-3012DOI: 10.1002/jid.3961OAI: oai:DiVA.org:nai-3012DiVA, id: diva2:1921965
Available from: 2024-12-17 Created: 2024-12-17 Last updated: 2025-09-12Bibliographically approved

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