@article{EckelIacovoneJavorciketal., author = {Eckel, Carsten and Iacovone, Leonardo and Javorcik, Beata and Neary, J. Peter}, title = {Testing the Core-competency Model of Multi-product Exporters}, series = {Review of International Economics}, volume = {24}, journal = {Review of International Economics}, number = {4}, doi = {10.1111/roie.12234}, pages = {699 -- 716}, abstract = {We review the implications of the "core-competence" model of multi-product firms, including the "market-size puzzle": for most countries, the world market is much larger than the home market, while the costs of accessing foreign markets are relatively low; hence the model predicts that most domestic firms should export more of their core products than they sell domestically; yet, in practice, we do not observe this. Extending the model to allow for investment in export market penetration resolves the puzzle and Mexican data confirm its predictions: in particular, only the largest firms exhibit the dominance of exports over home sales.}, language = {en} } @article{IacovoneEckelJavorciketal., author = {Iacovone, Leonardo and Eckel, Carsten and Javorcik, Besta and Neary, J Peter}, title = {Multi-product firms at home and away: Cost- versus quality-based competence}, series = {Journal of International Economics}, volume = {95}, journal = {Journal of International Economics}, number = {2}, doi = {10.1016/j.jinteco.2014.12.012}, pages = {216 -- 232}, language = {en} }