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 …

firms in the presence of distortions: (i) Both export and import expansion increase average firm productivity, but the … show theoretically that without distortions, bilateral and export liberalizations increase aggregate welfare and … productivity, while import liberalization has ambiguous effects. Resource misallocation can either amplify, dampen or reverse the …

. 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 …

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 …

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 …

total factor productivity premium of 11-28 percent. The data do not allow testing of whether these premiums are caused by … data, we cannot disentangle its effect on productivity from those of more traditionally recognized channels of …

-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 …

estimates potential growth for China, India, and five ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and … growth, largely reflecting a decline of total factor productivity (TFP) growth; (ii) by contrast, trend growth for the five …