comparative advantage. The results show that firms are more likely to export if they belong to the comparative advantage industry …, if they enjoy a higher productivity, or if they benefit from foreign, domestic, or communication networks …

This paper estimates the effects of trade liberalization on plant productivity. In contrast to previous studies, we … distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to lower tariffs on intermediate inputs …. Lower output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs …

panel data of Japanese exporting firms, we examine the sources of the export surge during this period. One view argues that … supply factors such as productivity gains, materialized after long-fought restructuring efforts during the lost decade …. Estimating the firm-level export function allows us to assess the relative importance of these demand and supply fact …

panel data of Japanese exporting firms, we examine the sources of the export surge during this period. One view argues that … supply factors such as productivity gains, materialized after long-fought restructuring efforts during the lost decade …. Estimating the firm-level export function allows us to assess the relative importance of these demand and supply factors …

. Using cross-country enterprise survey data, this paper shows that firms engaged in e-commerce have higher productivity and … percent higher productivity and generate about 50 percent more of their revenues from exports. The results presented in this … productivity and exports when essential elements are in place for its effective use, such as reliable electricity …

depreciation and with quality, leading to more pricing-to-market and to a smaller response of export volumes to a real depreciation … for higher quality goods. We test the proposed theory using a highly disaggregated Argentinean firm-level wine export …

role of supply-side bottlenecks in shaping India’s export demand relationship. We use disaggregated export volume data for … estimation. Our results indicate that Indian exports are sensitive to international relative-price competitiveness, world demand …

-distributed firm productivity, which has become a tractable benchmark. This benchmark model predicts that, conditional on the fixed …-level productivity, fixed costs and demand shifters, and use 'exact hat algebra' to quantify the effects of a decline in trade costs on …