to shocks and has major implications for several performance measures, such as productivity and markups. This paper …

A growing empirical literature attributes much of the productivity advantages of large, "superstar" firms to their …

Real exports are commonly specified as depending on an indicator of price competitiveness and on a measure of foreign … exports for a broad group of advanced economies. To this end, a panel cointegration analysis is conducted, augmented by a …

This paper analyzes export performance in Brazil, discussing the roles played by export diversification, productivity … analyze changes in the competitiveness of Brazilian exports in a long-term perspective. This is done by evaluating actual …. We proceed to evaluate changes in exports competitiveness as described by shifts in the country’s revealed export …

substitute foregone exports with higher domestic sales. As a result, total firm revenues and employment shrink. These findings …