paper examines the links between firm-level export performance, foreign ownership, and the acquisition of technological …, human capital, technological capabilities, and geographical location are all positively associated with export shares …

countries. The model highlights how imports from a specific country affects a firm's decision to export to that country (the … extensive margin), as well as its export value (the intensive margin). The model shows that the effect of both distance and … market size on the export margins is magnified when imports in intermediates are accounted for. Indeed, to the extent that …