Aeberhardt, Romain; Buono, Ines; Fadinger, Harald - In: European Economic Review 68 (2014) C, pp. 219-249
Using French firm-level trade data, we provide empirical support for a heterogenous firm model in which exporting requires finding a local partner in each market. In the model, contracts are incomplete, exporters must learn the reliability of their partners through experience and export...