productivities shape the response of the extensive (decision to export) and the intensive (exported volumes per firm) margins of … into the European Customs Union in 1996. A reduction in tariffs increases the probability to export and, surprisingly, the … which includes firm-level heterogeneity and sector-level comparative advantage. In this model, as trade partner tariffs fall …

evolution of human capital endowment and domestic innovative capacity. Machinery imports contributed positively both to … under-performance and reduced imports of disembodied technology …

evolution of human capital endowment and domestic innovative capacity. Machinery imports contributed positively both to … under-performance and reduced imports of disembodied technology …

This paper asks whether and why advanced countries differ in their ability to export to China and India. We exploit a … literature, we prove that larger, more productive and innovative firms are more likely to become exporters and to export more … ownership, a higher percentage of family management reduces a firm�s export propensity and export volumes. Regarding China and …

The unsatisfactory performance of Italian export volumes in the last decade has been attributed to three factors; the … product specialization still centered around traditional sectors, the small firm size and the exceptional rise in export unit … the last decade (1996-2005), export unit values have overestimated export price dynamics by 2 percentage points on average …

particular to trade and financial openness. We contribute to this literature by adding what we see as the missing globalization …Since output growth volatility has negative effects on growth, poverty and welfare, especially in poorer countries, it … financial development, policy distortions and globalization variables. Among the latter, attention has been directed in …

bilateral resources is significantly affected by both national-interest (like foreign policy or trade) and humanitarian motives …