Top exporters and regional export specialization

Juan De Lucio; Raúl Mínguez; Asier Minondo; Francisco Requena; Juan De Lucio; Raúl Mínguez; Asier Minondo; Francisco Requena

doi:10.3934/NAR.2024026

National Accounting Review

2024, Volume 6, Issue 4: 564-572. doi: 10.3934/NAR.2024026

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Top exporters and regional export specialization

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Universidad de Alcalá, Pza. San Diego, s/n, 28801, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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Cámara de Comercio de España and Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Calle de Santa Cruz de Marcenado, 27, 28015, Madrid, Spain
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Deusto Business School, University of Deusto, Camino de Mundaiz 50, 20012 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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Departmento de Estructura Económica, Universitat de Valencia, Avda. dels Tarongers s/n, Valencia 46022, Spain

Received: 30 July 2024 Revised: 21 November 2024 Accepted: 09 December 2024 Published: 18 December 2024
JEL Codes: D22, L11, L25, F12, F14

We examined the role of top exporters in sub-national export specialization using Spanish firm-level export data at the province (NUTS 3) level. Our results show that, on average, 28% of aggregate exports in each province are in sectors where the top exporter determines the revealed comparative advantage (RCA). Moreover, provinces with sectors where the top exporter determines the RCA exhibit a more unstable pattern of export specialization over time. This result suggests that the characteristics and strategies of large firms may affect regional specialization patterns.
- top exporter,
- comparative advantage,
- granularity,
- persistence,
- province,
- Spain
Citation: Juan De Lucio, Raúl Mínguez, Asier Minondo, Francisco Requena. Top exporters and regional export specialization[J]. National Accounting Review, 2024, 6(4): 564-572. doi: 10.3934/NAR.2024026

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Abstract

We examined the role of top exporters in sub-national export specialization using Spanish firm-level export data at the province (NUTS 3) level. Our results show that, on average, 28% of aggregate exports in each province are in sectors where the top exporter determines the revealed comparative advantage (RCA). Moreover, provinces with sectors where the top exporter determines the RCA exhibit a more unstable pattern of export specialization over time. This result suggests that the characteristics and strategies of large firms may affect regional specialization patterns.

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