摘要： This study examines the relation between productivity and exports in Indonesian manufacturing firms by taking account the endogenous choice of R&D. We first examine the determinants of R&D activity and find that exporting activity contributes positively to plants' R&D activity, while multinational corporate do not have a higher R&D propensity. The simultaneous estimates on the interrelation of R&D, productivity, and export show that R&D has a positive impact on both productivity and exports, suggesting the importance of R&D to Indonesian economic growth. It suggests also a two-way causality between productivity and exports, implying the coexistence of self-selection and learning-by-exporting effects in Indonesian manufacturing sector. ► This paper examines the interrelations of R&D, productivity, and exports in Indonesia. ► We adopt a Indonesian plant-level data for the 1998–2000 period. ► Export intensity is positive related to R&D activity, but not for MNEs. ► Both self-selection and learning-by-exporting hypotheses are supported in Indonesia. 出版者： Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V 出版日期： 2012-03-01 出處： Economic Modelling, 2012-03, Vol.29 (2), p.208-216 版權： 2011 Elsevier B.V. 版權： Copyright Elsevier Science Ltd. Mar 2012 識別號： ISSN: 0264-9993 識別號： EISSN: 1873-6122 識別號： DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2011.09.006
