This paper introduces imports in intermediate inputs into a standard heterogeneous firms model of trade with asymmetric … exporting firms also use foreign intermediate inputs, the impact of traditional gravity forces on exports also depends on import … elasticities of exports to distance and market size depend on firms' importing activities. …

trade are related to credit constraints show a significant difference between the two. In the case of exports, it is the … containing firm-level trade transactions data, balance sheets and credit scores from an independent credit insurance company for … extensive margin of exports in terms of destinations that is significantly associated with credit constraints whereas for …

The paper examines the causal effect of financial constraints on firm exports. We exploit a firm-level proxy of … strategy allows to cure for self-selection into exports and endogeneity of financial constraints. At the same time, we can … exports of within firm changes in financial constraints status. We find that financial constraints produce a sizable reduction …

How are firms' performances influenced by the specific characteristics of markets where exports are directed and … between trade status and firm characteristics. First, exploiting firm-level information on the destination of export and the … destinations of exports and different origins of imports map into distinctive firm characteristics. Second, we test the hypothesis …

firm heterogeneity and international trade, together with some new facts. In particular, we find that importing can be as …This paper offers a portrait of Italian firms that trade goods. Combining data on firms' structural characteristics and … important as exporting as a source of firm heterogeneity. First, we document that trade is more concentrated than employment and …

international trade, together with some new facts. First, the availability of information on import and export enables us to … between trade status and firm characteristics. We uncover evidence supporting recent theories on firm heterogeneity and … heterogeneity among firms trading with different type of markets. We show that different destinations of exports and different …

Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing industry, we examine how trade activities are related to workforce … consistent with multi-attribute models on firm heterogeneity and trade. In fact we show that even after controlling for various … workers than non exporters. Second, we consider the engagement of firms in international transactions, either by means of …

firms, this paper adds to the existing literature, by assessing how the degree of involvement in international trade impacts …How do trade activities affect firms' employment and wages structures? Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing …

This paper explores a newly-available panel data set merging balance sheet and international trade transaction data for … Belgium. Both imports and exports appear to be highly concentrated among few firms and seem to have become more so over time …. Focusing on manufacturing, we find that facts previously reported in the literature for exports only actually apply to imports …