Exporter-level information on export transactions from customs data provides metrics on market entry dynamics. The dataset is part of the Exporter Dynamics Database, offering country-year level indicators. It originates from the World Bank.
Use Cases
- Analyze the stability of exporter market entry patterns using the standard deviation metric.
- Compare destination entry rates across different countries or years.
- Model exporter survival and growth based on entry rate volatility.
Strengths
- Derived from customs transaction data, a detailed administrative source.
- Provides a standardized indicator (standard deviation) for cross-country analysis.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
- The dataset may represent aggregated country-year summaries, limiting firm-level analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Exporter Dynamics Database.
- Collection Method
- Calculated from customs records of export transactions.
- Geography
- Country-level coverage, specific countries unknown.