Exporting status and firm performance: Evidence from a matched sample

This paper uses propensity score matching (PSM) techniques and difference-in-difference (DID) estimators to determine whether self-selection or learning-by-exporting is the more plausible explanation for the link between exporting status and plant performance in Turkish manufacturing plants. Our results suggest that learning-by-exporting may be the reason for the positive correlation between exporting status and firm performance in Turkey.