This paper studies the impact that import competition from China had on firms performance in the manufacturing sector … cumulative impact on net sales when we account for longer timeframes. Looking at import competition from China in third markets …, we find that increased competition in the Peruvian exporting firms main export markets had a negative effect on …

While many studies explain the correlation between firm-level productivity and export status entirely by better firms … to new clients. We show that small firms with a lot of outstanding trade credit expand sales the most following export … export market entry. …

In this paper we analyze changes in the export mix of Chilean firms, looking particularly at differences between large … econometric results, which look at the impact of export product churning on firm performance, are heterogeneous by type of change … in export mix and by firm size. In general, export mix changes are associated with improvements on productivity, although …

Export is an important contributor to growth with numerous direct and indirect macroeconomic benefits. Moreover, firms …

In this paper, we relate outcomes of El Salvadors local labor markets to their exposure to Chinese import competition … import competition have negatively affected manufacturing and nontradable employment. Some workers were pushed into … import competition, informality has decreased in the former sector and increased in the latter. This change in labor …

NAFTA offered greater export opportunities to Mexican firms that may raise employment, it also opened the door to increased … import competition that may dampen employment gains. This paper finds that in the first decade of its existence, NAFTA had a …

using manufacturing survey data and customs transaction data. We find that Chinese import competition in El Salvador has a … of Chinese import competition in El Salvador reduces the employment of production workers by 2.27%. The negative impact …-percentage-point-increase in the measure of Chinese import competition in El Salvador reduces low-productivity firms TFP by 1 …

We analyze how local labor markets in Mexico adjusted in response to an increase in Chinese import competition between … 1998 and 2013. We exploit the spatial variation in import exposure arising from initial differences in industry …

This paper studies the impact of import competition from China on informality and wages in the Peruvian manufacturing … informal sectors. The results suggest that greater import competition increased the chances of working in the informal sector …