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

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.