convenience of accessing a larger export market in the South. The gap persists even after controlling for known sources of …

between export and FDI. The model combines the proximity-concentration trade-off framework with the real option methodology … intertemporal selection effects. -- export ; FDI ; uncertain productivity growth ; real option approach …

This paper provides a direct test of how fixed export costs and productivity jointly determine firm-level export … behavior. Using Chilean data, we construct indices of fixed export costs for each industry-region-year triplet and match them … to domestic firms. Our empirical results show that firms facing higher fixed export costs are less likely to export …

uncover the determinants of the fickle and stable parts of firm export product mix, we use a cross section of firm …

productivity with a shape parameter that depends on industry-level characteristics. A novel result is that export opportunities, by …, namely, that export opportunities increase firmheterogeneity by fostering innovation. …