Export Orientation of Nonmanufacturing Businesses in Nonmetropolitan Communities
利用调查数据，分析非大都市社区中非制造业企业的出口导向程度及其影响因素，发现少数企业出口导向强，且规模大、非本地所有权和更大的非大都市市场与更高出口水平相关。
Abstract Efforts to expand the economic base in nonmetropolitan communities traditionally focus on manufacturing. The case for a nonmanufacturing focus is presented in this paper, and survey data used to determine the actual basic role of these industries in nonmetropolitan communities. Community and firm characteristics are examined by regression analysis to determine factors associated with higher export levels. While only a minority of the nonmanufacturing businesses surveyed were export oriented, these were strongly so. Larger size, nonlocal ownership, and larger nonmetropolitan markets are associated with higher export levels but nearness to a metropolitan market is not.