Li, Yao; Xu, Sichuang; Yeaple, Stephen R.; Zhao, Tengyu - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
scope. Using a structural model, we estimate that the simultaneous export and import in a given country reduces export and … local institutional knowledge. We posit that a portion of the fixed costs of entering a specific export market can be used … import fixed costs by over 41 and 37 percent, respectively …