Large exporters are simultaneously large importers. In this paper, we show that this pattern is key to understanding low aggregate exchange rate pass-through as well as the variation in pass-through across exporters. First, we develop a theoretical framework that combines variable markups due to...

In a small open economy, financial frictions in the tradable sector justify a policy intervention which in the short run reduces wages and increases the supply of labor to this sector. Such a policy leads to faster entrepreneurial wealth accumulation, and less resource misallocation and higher...