We use newly available representative panel data for manufacturing enterprises in West and East Germany to investigate the link between production-related subsidies and exports. We report that only a small fraction of enterprises is subsidized, and that exports and subsidies are positively...

In den letzten Monaten stand das deutsche αExportmodell± in der Kritik. Die deutschen Überschüsse seien mitverantwortlich für die Defizite der Nachbarländer und schaden den Handelspartnern, lautet der Vorwurf. Ist diese Einschätzung gerechtfertigt? Für Gabriel Felbermayr, Universität...

Using a large panel of UK manufacturing firms over the period 2000—2009, we consider how firms responded during the most recent financial crisis, estimating models for export market participation decisions and firm growth and survival. The results indicate that financial variables are highly...