Schumpeterian, Keynesian, and Endowment efficiency: some evidence on the export behavior of Argentinian manufacturing firms

Abstract

This article highlights the idea that firm�s trade pattern depends on its technological capabilities, the existence of Schumpeterian, Keynesian, and endowment efficiencies at sectorial levels and the interaction between these efficiencies and firms� capabilities. This article discusses the relationship between firms� technological capabilities and the type of efficiency that prevails in the international trade pattern in manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Argentina. The empirical evidence shows that firms� export performance depends on the development of technological capabilities and the interaction between these capabilities and the presence of Schumpeterian and Keynesian efficiencies.