In this paper we investigate the different behaviors between new and continuing exporters in response to exchange rate shocks. We establish a dynamic model, in which new exporters strategically charge a lower price than continuing exporters in order to increase their current sales and accumulate...

This paper examines the effect of credit rationing on export performance by small and medium-sized firms in China. We use a detailed firm-level data provided by the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Dynamic Survey (SMEDS) during 2015-2016 to conduct this analysis. The SMEDS provides...

This paper investigates the heterogeneous effects of finance on firm exports through the lens of differential exporting modes. China's WTO accession leads to an export deregulation, which empowers private domestic firms with low registered capital to export directly. This quasi-natural...

This paper studies the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on export product quality. Existing studies stress the link between home country depreciation and increased access to exports via a relative price effect. Our focus in this study is on the complementary effect of an import currency...