Africa, while a major aid recipient, has had disappointing export performance. This paper argues for a causal link: aid …, by being partially spent on non-traded goods, leads to real appreciation and reduced export competitiveness. I …

This paper examines the link between imported technologies and a country’s export performance, as measured by product … by the degree of involvement of European companies in export flows from our sample countries (Outward Processing Trade …

adopt a model of firm heterogeneity and export participation which we estimate to match moments of the French data using the …

information spillovers across markets on the export patterns of four developing countries (Egypt, Korea, Malaysia and Tunisia). A …

In this paper we analyse the relationship between gravity variables and f.o.b. export unit values using Hungarian firm …-product-destination data. By taking firm-product level selection into account we show that export unit values increase with distance even for … relationship between unit values and market size. We propose two possible explanations: first, firms may export different quality …

level of income and export intensity. Specifically, the paper investigates theoretically and empirically how financial … constraints affect a firm's innovation and export activities. Theoretical predictions are tested using unique firm survey data … constraints strongly adversely affect the ability of domestically owned firms to innovate and to export and hence to catch up to …