Sector Switching: An Unexplored Dimension of Firm Dynamics in Developing Countries

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15

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

32

33

34

35

36

OTH AGR

SER

Total
switchers

Percent
of total

Exits

Percent
of total

ISIC 15

1

2

1

4

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

5

70

92

(1.4)

562

(8.5)

ISIC 17

1

14

1

2

1

7

1

4

31

(3.3)

68

(7.1)

ISIC 18

15

12

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

27

65

(4.2)

125

(8.1)

ISIC 19

7

1

2

1

1

3

4

19

(3.3)

43

(7.5)

ISIC 20

3

1

4

3

2

3

1

4

3

91

4

33

152

(8.7)

141

(8.1)

ISIC 21

2

1

2

2

10

8

1

1

6

33

(3.1)

83

(7.7)

ISIC 22

2

16

1

1

1

8

29

(3.2)

62

(6.9)

ISIC 24

5

3

1

1

1

2

8

2

1

1

2

4

12

43

(4.2)

69

(6.7)

ISIC 25

2

2

3

1

3

2

3

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

4

8

1

1

17

56

(4.2)

90

(6.7)

ISIC 26

3

1

9

2

1

1

5

13

27

62

(2.5)

236

(9.4)

ISIC 27

1

2

9

1

3

16

(4.5)

32

(8.9)

ISIC 28

ISIC 29

ISIC 31

ISIC 32

1

2

1

2

1

3

3

22

21

5

8

10

7

1

40

127

(6.8)

143

(7.7)

1

1

3

22

5

1

3

2

1

17

56

(8.2)

56

(8.2)

1

4

1

7

1

2

7

23

(5.7)

18

(4.5)

3

2

1

1

2

9

(4.7)

11

(5.7)

ISIC 33

2

2

2

1

3

10

(8.9)

4

(3.6)

ISIC 34

1

10

5

18

1

17

52

(12.7)

28

(6.8)

ISIC 35

2

1

3

9

2

1

11

3

11

43

(7.4)

45

(7.8)

ISIC 36

2

82

3

3

7

1

2

5

1

3

1

48

158

(10.3)

121

(7.9)

Total
switchers
Percent

15

21

31

17

98

34

17

23

42

22

28

79

35

15

13

4

26

40

126

3

31

356

1,076

(4.4)

1,937

(8.0)

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(0.2) (2.2) (2.0) (3.0) (5.6) (3.1) (1.9) (2.2) (3.1) (0.9) (7.8) (4.3) (5.1) (3.7) (6.7) (3.6) (6.3) (6.9) (8.3)

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