Evidence on the effect of exports on welfare at the local level is scarce. Using a unique data set of international … provides new evidence on the impact of a significant rise in exports on poverty and inequality at the local level. The analysis … implements an instrumental variable approach that combines the initial structure of exports across municipalities with global …

(Harmonized System 10- digit) bilateral exports to the United States. The patterns in the data are consistent with the theory. The …

in exports across trading partners should occur on the extensive margin. This paper subjects this theoretical prediction … to a reality check drawing upon the World Bank's Exporter Dynamics Database (EDD) which has firm-level exports from 50 … developing countries to all destinations. Around 50 percent of the variation in exports across trading partners is shown to be …

The empirical evidence on within firm productivity improvements from exports has largely been understated because the …

exports and set the stage for China's increases in domestic value added and reduction in China's involvement in global …

The Arab Republic of Egypt is yet to meet its exports potential, which has been historically hampered by several … export performance. This paper analyzes Egypt's exports along three dimensions that are key for export performance and future …