foreign ownership significantly stabilized firm exports when liquidity dried out in the crisis, in particular among small and …

trade has been notably faster during the covid-19 crisis and led by exports as opposed to the much more important role …

differently. Our baseline calibration suggests that a 50 % reduction in imports of FCIs from China and other countries with …

activities. The paper shows that although exports have been an integral part of the development strategy of the country for … several decades, direct engagement in international trade through exports is a rare activity. Export firms are different from … exports and exporting relationships are highly fragile. The findings highlight some cautions from a micro perspective about an …

about firm heterogeneity in trade. First, the bulk of exports and imports are captured by a few multi‐product firms that … transact with a large number of countries. Second, the average importer imports more products than the average exporter exports … the growth in Chinese exports between 2003-2005 was driven by deepening and broadening of trade relationships by surviving …

affect exports and imports and how domestic labour value added shapes this relationship. We find that higher labour taxes … reduce exports but that the effect depends to a large extent on the share of domestic labour value added, which differs by … industries, countries and time periods. Imports do not seem to be affected. This implies that changes in labour taxes will not …