Multi-product Firms, Tariff Liberalization, and Product Churning in Vietnamese Manufacturing

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Author: Thanh Doan, Ha Thi
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Economic models; Public enterprise; Tariffs

Utilizing firm-level data during 2010–2015, we examine the frequency and characteristics of multi-product firms in Vietnamese manufacturing. Our major findings are as follows. First, multi-product firms are larger, more capital-intensive, more productive, and are more likely to export. Second, multi...