We use transaction-level US import data to compare firms from virtually all countries in the world competing in a …

constraints. Our empirical analysis also shows that export shocks significantly reduce the dispersion across input returns over …

In this paper we analyze changes in the export mix of Chilean firms, looking particularly at differences between large … econometric results, which look at the impact of export product churning on firm performance, are heterogeneous by type of change … in export mix and by firm size. In general, export mix changes are associated with improvements on productivity, although …

, the import competition from China did not have a significant impact on the Indian district average wages. However, it did … consumption, age, gender, occupation and industrial groups. The results confirm that the effect of import shock is not uniformly …

Import supply has received insufficient attention in previous empirical studies of trade behavior. This study proposes … an alternative way of estimating import supply and demand functions. Using 2SLS and disaggregated panel data more … relevance of the assumption of infinite import supply elasticities. While rising relative (foreign to U.S.) wages dampen import …

We develop a model to estimate simultaneously import shares, export shares, outward foreign direct investment and … response to factor intensity. Profits are disciplined by imports and enhanced by exports. Concentration reduces both import and … export shares but economies of scale increase them. Exports are complements rather than substitutes for foreign direct …

manufacturing exports and examines the intra-distribution dynamics. The Balassa index is also computed using import data, which … allows for an assessment on the similitude of relative import structures and a crude identification of major vertical …, particularly in Ireland. Over the last four decades, Portugal shows a tendency to reduce its overall extent of export …

What goods to export and where to sell them? Our research was pursuing these two major goals. The first one is related … to detecting countries where Austria has good perspectives for boosting its export. The basic idea was to use … to weight. Distance suppresses trade of cheap goods most, suggesting that Austria has no disadvantage in export of high …