Effects of digital capability on digital export: international evidence

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https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.14.3.2025.166-176

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Digital capability, digital export, export, international trade, Entrepreneurship

Abstract

This paper uncovers the nexus between digital capability and digital exports using newly cross-country data from the World Bank Enterprises Survey. Digital export reflects the export of goods directly through electronic means and shipped by mail parcel or courier service. Using the Entropy Balance approach to fix the endogeneity problem, we find that digital capability enhances the probability of digital exports. Moreover, financially constrained firms or SMEs suffer a liability to engage with digital export.

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Published

23-06-2025

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Doan, T., & Luong, D. (2025). Effects of digital capability on digital export: international evidence. Economics and Business Letters, 14(3), 166–176. https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.14.3.2025.166-176

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2025): September

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