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



Table 5: SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR SECTOR SWITCHING ANALYSIS

Sector Specific Variables

ISIC

Main production sector______________

SR

FR

CR

EFF

ERP

15

Food products and beverages

0.419

0.139

0.047

0.386

72.980

17

Textiles

0.498

0.243

0.172

0.586

70.790

18

Wearing apparel

0.279

0.327

0.057

0.693

70.560

19

Leather products

0.235

0.322

0.125

0.658

39.150

20

Wood and wood products

0.260

0.124

0.088

0.678

1.150

21

Paper and paper products

0.330

0.152

0.130

0.636

17.090

22

Publishing and printing

0.762

0.031

0.098

0.452

-4.090

24

Chemical and chemical products

0.571

0.199

0.147

0.478

9.670

25

Rubber and plastic products

0.265

0.299

0.128

0.621

35.670

26

Non-metallic mineral products

0.538

0.087

0.075

0.587

50.830

27

Basic metal

0.626

0.135

0.492

0.455

0.750

28

Fabricated metal products

0.294

0.250

0.077

0.696

-20.940

29

Machinery and equipment

0.587

0.127

0.127

0.622

-8.580

31

Electrical machinery and app.

0.385

0.452

0.298

0.352

13.150

32

Radio and communication equip.

0.239

0.616

0.218

0.646

13.430

33

Medical and optical instruments

0.080

0.495

0.503

0.363

-2.950

34

Assembling/repairing motor vehicles

0.327

0.415

0.184

0.370

79.220

35

Repairing of other transport equip.

0.445

0.334

0.143

0.314

28.100

36_____

Furniture_____________________________

0.060

0.392

0.084

0.694

23.610

Manufacturing average________________________

0.348

0.388

0.205

0.100

38.137

Note: Summary statistics are based on the same 24,363 observations used in Table 9. SR = State owned enterprise
(SOE) share of total sector output. FR = Foreign owned enterprise share of total sector output. CR = Ratio of the four
largest firms accumulated revenue to the total revenue in the sector. EFF = Average sector efficiency score (EFF)
calculated from the individual firm efficiency levels. ERP = Effective rate of protection, estimates obtained from
Arthukorola (2006).

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