This paper studies the industry-level and aggregate implications of financial development on international trade. I set up a multi-industry general equilibrium model of international trade with heterogeneous firms subject to financial frictions. Industries differ in capital-intensity, which...

Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a high dependence on international trade for income, employment and poverty reduction given their extreme openness, small market size, narrow range of resources and productive capabilities and specialized economic structures, making...

This paper surveys four Argentinean industries light ships, television programs, wines, and wooden furniture that have experienced substantial export growth in recent years, particularly to developed countries. The case studies first describe the structure of the industries, then characterize...