that firms that both export and import are the most productive, followed by importing-, exporting-only firms and nontraders … the extensive margin of imports, but not of exports and the initial condition status is also only relevant for the import …

The impact of international trade on firm productivity is tested by accounting for firms' import as well as export … improvements are found to be highly contingent on export status, with import status being unimportant. The key finding of the paper … is that the gains from trade, for Ireland at least, appear to lie on the export side. Interestingly, quitting trade leads …

simultaneously import intermediate inputs and export (vertically specialized firms à la Hummels et al., The Nature and Growth of …The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the probability of ceasing to export is lower for firms that …, sourcing inputs from abroad plays an important role in continuing to export. Thus, it seems that small firms which are both …

that firms that both export and import are the most productive, followed by importing-, exporting-only firms and non … exports and the initial condition status is also only relevant for the import side. Similar outcomes are obtained for the …

simultaneously import intermediate inputs and export (vertically specialized firms à la Hummels et al., The nature and growth of …The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the probability of ceasing to export is lower for firms that … sourcing inputs from abroad on export exit is significantly different for large and small firms, playing a role in continuing …