, when observed firm characteristics and unobserved firm specific effects are controlled for. We find that export-starters in … services are less profitable than non-starters, even two years before they begin to export, pointing to self-selection of less … profitable firms into export markets. We use a recently developed continuous treatment approach to investigate the causal impact …

This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and … interdependent relationships between export participation, firm size, and access to credit. SMEs participating in export markets tend … participation in export markets. The estimation results also point to the supportive influences of foreign ownership, worker …

Assumptions on export elasticities can have a big impact on CGE model results, especially at the industry level. Export … elasticity, the greater the change in export demand following a price shift. We find that the size of the export elasticities has … assess the impacts of shocks, such as a major policy change, on measures of welfare like real consumption or GDP. The export …