This paper investigates whether firms learn from exporting, using a panel of 2105 Chinese industrial enterprises between 1988 and 1992. I find that, controlling for past performance and unobserved firm characteristics, past exports lead to significant improvements in enterprise performance. Interestingly, these learning effects are most pronounced among established exporters. For new entrants to export markets, learning effects are insignificant and occasionally negative. There is modest evidence that some of these learning effects are external to the firm.
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