contracts, mitigating information frictions in international trade. There is little evidence for the relaxation of financial …

contracts, mitigating information frictions in international trade. There is little evidence for the relaxation of financial …

quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management prac- tices, production and trade in Chinese and American firms, we find … causal effects on product quality, production efficiency, and exports. Poor management practices may thus hinder trade and …

companies’ choice between processing and ordinary trade - implicitly a choice of production technology and position in global …, where exports are classified as ordinary trade, import-and-assembly processing trade (processing firm sources and pays for … imported inputs), and pure-assembly processing trade (processing firm receives foreign inputs for free). Value added, profits …

This paper provides firm-level evidence that credit constraints restrict international trade flows and affect the …, export product scope and number of export destinations. They are also more pronounced when firms face higher trade costs …. This evidence indicates that limited credit availability hinders firms' trade flows, and is consistent with foreign …

gains from trade. Using model-consistent measures and unique new data on 14 European countries and 20 industries in 1998 …

This paper provides evidence that credit constraints are an important determinant of international trade flows. I … driven by cross-country differences in factor endowments and is independent of simultaneous trade policy reforms. Moreover … underdeveloped domestic financial system. Similarly, opening equity markets has a greater impact in the presence of higher trade …

quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management practices, production and trade in Chinese and American firms, we find … causal effects on product quality, production efficiency, and exports. Poor management practices may thus hinder trade and …