subsidies on export activities we find no impact of subsidies on the probability to start exporting, and only weak evidence for …

are also reflected in export performances and sales of innovative products. Our results go partially against other …

The lack of information is a relevant obstacle to the export activity of small and medium enterprises. This paper … analyzes whether banks can support firms' export by reducing informational asymmetries about foreign markets. We exploit a … exogenous to firms' export decisions by relying on preexisting lending relationships and exploiting the acquisition of a firm …

developing countries' export growth. In view of the vague character of commitments negotiated in the General Agreement on Trade …

effects of labour standards on export performance and foreign direct investment flows. Overall, our empirical results suggest …

present a simplified general equilibrium model inspired by Melitz (2003) with two sectors: one able to export and one "reserve … export expansion, this is not occurring at a large enough scale to be felt at the macro level. To seize the benefits of trade …, Egypt requires deeper business environment reforms to incentivize large export, labor-intensive sector growth and integrate …

Survey. Overseas vertical and horizontal links are associated with an average increase in export intensity of 74 and 156 … role of Government in fostering overseas links despite their rarity, since they are effective export conduits. …

improve the ability of firms in developing countries to break into export markets. A Northern firm with a superior process …

export their highest-sales products across multiple destinations. To account for these regularities, we develop a model of …

This study reports results from an empirical investigation of business services sector firms that (start to) export … and productivity hold in the years before the export start, which indicates self-selection into exporting of more … relationship between profitability and starting to export is found. …