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This paper investigates the relation between firms' productivity and exporting behavior in presence of export intermediaries. Using a cross section of firm-level data for several advanced and developing economies, the study confirms the productivity-sorting prediction according to which domestic...
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This paper analyses the relation between firms' productivity and the different modes of participation to international trade. In particular, we account for the possibility that firms can not only export their products, but also internationally source their inputs, either directly or indirectly....
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which rationalizes the available evidence on both aggregate and firm-level exports as well as their responsiveness to …
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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 …
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How are firms' performances influenced by the specific characteristics of markets where exports are directed and … destinations of exports and different origins of imports map into distinctive firm characteristics. Second, we test the hypothesis …
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This paper offers a portrait of Italian firms that trade goods. Combining data on firms' structural characteristics and economic performance with data on their exporting and importing activity, we uncover evidence supporting recent theories on firm heterogeneity and international trade, together...
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heterogeneity among firms trading with different type of markets. We show that different destinations of exports and different …
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