We present some preliminary empirical results on impact of international certification on export behavior of Russian … use several different empirical models to examine the effect of certification on export activity and to control for … positive impact on probability of export if we control for self-selection effect for both export and ISO certification. Firms …

This paper explores firms' export dynamics in emerging economies where local firms face stiff foreign competition, both … at home and abroad, and thus compelled to choose the level of quality in which to export. We develop and test a model of … vertical product differentiation where the link between export performance and product quality is central. The impact of other …

We explore the link between globalization of the retail sector and the export activity of firms from their origin … firms with IFS certification have better export performance on markets where French retailers operate. We find that … certified French firms are more likely to export, and export larger volumes, than non-certified firms to markets where French …