| Abstract | dc.description.abstract | During recent decades, the good performance of the export sector has been one
of the main sources of fast economic growth in the Chilean economy. In this
paper, we evaluate the impact of some public promotion instruments on the
export sector. Using plant level data, the econometric evidence shows that these
kinds of policies have generated a positive impact on firm performance. We
identify qualitative and quantitative effects. In qualitative aspects, we find a
positive impact on technological innovation and several aggressive activities in
international markets. In quantitative terms, we can infer that promotion instruments
are effective for increasing exports and markets. However, there is no
evidence of any positive impact on the number of products exported by the
firms. In addition, our results suggest that only some instruments, specifically
export committees, are effective for opening new markets and for increasing
exports. | en_US |
