The importance of the top exporter in regional exports

  1. Lucio Fernandez, Juan Jose de 1
  2. Raúl Mínguez 2
  3. Uribe Etxeberria, Asier Minondo 3
  4. Requena Silvente, Francisco 4
  1. 1 Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares. Spain
  2. 2 Chamber of Commerce of Spain and Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid. Spain
  3. 3 Deusto Business School, University of Deusto, Donostia-San Sebastián. Spain
  4. 4 Department of Economic Structure, University of Valencia. Valencia. Spain
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Journal:
Investigaciones Regionales = Journal of Regional Research

ISSN: 1695-7253,  2340-2717

Year of publication: 2023

Issue: 57

Pages: 137-143

Type: Article

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Abstract

We use Spanish firm-level data over the period 1998-2018 to examine the importance of the top exporter in each province (NUTS-III) exports. We find that: (1) the top exporter in each province represents about one fifth of total exports per year; (2) it contributes significantly to province´s export growth whilst on its way towards the top position; and (3) shocks to the top exporter of a province explain the fluctuations in aggregate exports growth.

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