This paper uses firm-level data for Mexican exporters to understand how firm-level export decisions shape a country …-series variation in the export supply decisions of firms. It is found that the cross-sectional variation of exports is mostly accounted … exporting firms that retain their export status from year to year. …

This paper uses information on more than 160 million export and import transactions by German firms from 2009 to 2012 …

A large body of literature in International Economics has analysed the impact of increased import competition on … labour costs (-1.4%/year) and less favourable exchange rates (-2.0%/year). By far the most important determinant of export … period. Our results also indicate that China's impact on Italian export performance is small and if anything positive. Much …

show that firms with higher processing trade share have better export performance than those with lower processing trade …

global recession exploring a rich firm-level data set from Spain. The analysis is motivated by the surprisingly strong export … performance of Spain in the aftermath of the great trade collapse (dubbed by some as the “Spanish export miracle”). The focus of … differences (jobs, productivity, and firm survival) across firms that differ in their export status. We find no adverse effects of …