broad support for the model's predictions. First, better managed firms are more likely to export, sell more products to more … destination countries, and earn higher export revenues and profits. Second, better managed exporters have higher prices, higher …

Why is it that exporter productivity premia (EPP) differ so widely in size? We take this question to the theory and to … EPPs across sectors, and hence across countries, can be explained by the variation in productivity dispersion, trade costs …

intrasectoral reallocation in the differentiated-good sector through a job-relocation effect, a productivity effect, and a … differentiated goods. Allowing differentiated-good firms to export creates an additional channel through which a reduction in the …

theoretical predictions we find that foreign-owned firms do export more goods to more countries after controlling for firm size …, productivity and industry affiliation. These differences between foreign-owned firms and domestically controlled firms are highly …

This paper explores firms' export dynamics in emerging economies where local firms face stiff foreign competition, both … at home and abroad, and thus compelled to choose the level of quality in which to export. We develop and test a model of … vertical product differentiation where the link between export performance and product quality is central. The impact of other …

-invariant ability of the manager as well as overall firm performance. We find that the export experience gained by managers in previous … firms leads their current firm towards higher export performance, and commands a sizable wage premium for the manager. We … sales) and show how specific export experience interacts with the degree of product differentiation and/or the financial …

aggregate productivity, resource allocation, and industry export activity along both the extensive and intensive margins. Using … export their goods and whether to use imported intermediates. The model highlights mechanisms whereby import policies affect … productivity and shipping costs using Chilean plant-level data for a set of manufacturing industries. The estimated model is …

oriented policies. We find evidence of a positive impact of export oriented policies on productivity of traded sectors relative … to non traded. On the other hand, the reduction of import barriers might have a positive impact on productivity in export …This paper studies the impact of trade reforms on the evolution of plant's productivity in Chile (1979-2000). The main …

manufacturing firms matched with custom transactions for the years 2000-2006, we measure sizable differences in productivity and … instrument is worse from a welfare standpoint than a standard export subsidy, partly because it increases protection of the …