This paper studies the determinants of Austrian bilateral intrafirm trade in a panel of industry-level intrafirm goods trade flows. Economic size, unit labor costs and the magnification effects originating from multiple border crossing of sequentically finished products are found to be the most...

This paper empirically investigates the antecedents of internationalization of SMEs, focusing on differences between the manufacturing and service sectors. Specifically, employing a bivariate probit model based on survey data of approximately 3,900 East German firms, I analyze which firm-related...