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Professor Myles Shaver, Carlson School of Management, will discuss "How Exporting Facilitates Capital Investment" at a global policy workshop on Tuesday, April 7, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in the Stassen Room (170 Humphrey Center). Research findings across many countries indicate that exporters are ‘stronger’ firms (e.g., more productive) than non-exporters. For strategy scholars and policymakers, this begs the question of whether stronger firms become exporters, or if exporting strengthens firms. Most firm level research shows that exporting is only an outcome. In his work, Professor Shaver adds to a nascent stream of research that shows how exporting affects firms and provides evidence that exporting can foster capital investments by enabling greater firm self-finance. Shaver is the Carlson School Professor of Strategic Management and Organization and holds the Pond Family Chair in the Teaching and Advancement of Free Enterprise Principles. All are welcome to attend this free event. This workshop is sponsored by the Freeman Center for International Economic Policy.