hypothesis that firms in services sectors face larger trade costs. A simple calibration suggests that services firms face two …

choice model. Cost estimates are large and heterogeneous across products. These costs matter for trade prices: halving …

Innovation and export decisions are closely interlinked. Both activities contribute to firm performance in various ways … knowledge for firms. This study analyzes whether different types of innovation affect export behavior at the firm level for an … of exporting. Unlike other studies, productivity-enhancing (or cost-reducing) innovation shows a stronger correlation …

between trade status and firm characteristics. First, exploiting firm-level information on the destination of export and the …, productivity and distance may impact on firms’ performances. -- Heterogeneous firms ; exports ; imports ; productivity ; market of …

export/import prices and numerous studies show that the effect of currency fluctuations decreases within the distribution …

quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management prac- tices, production and trade in Chinese and American firms, we find … broad support for the model's predictions. First, better managed firms are more likely to export, sell more products to more … destination countries, and earn higher export revenues and profits. Second, better managed exporters have higher prices, higher …

We study how financial frictions affect firm-level heterogeneity and trade. We build a model where productivity …. Export opportunities, instead, shift expected profits to the tail and increase the value of technological heterogeneity. We …. These results can be important for explaining the effect of financial development and factor endowments on export sales. …

quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management practices, production and trade in Chinese and American firms, we find … broad support for the model's predictions. First, better managed firms are more likely to export, sell more products to more … destination countries, and earn higher export revenues and profits. Second, better managed exporters have higher prices, higher …

quality. Combining six micro-datasets on management practices, production and trade in Chinese and American firms, we find … broad support for the model's predictions. First, better managed firms are more likely to export, sell more products to more … destination countries, and earn higher export revenues and profits. Second, better managed exporters have higher prices, higher …