Belgium. Both imports and exports appear to be highly concentrated among few firms and seem to have become more so over time …. Focusing on manufacturing, we find that facts previously reported in the literature for exports only actually apply to imports …. The same is true if we consider the number of products traded. With regard to productivity differentials, firms that both …

, productivity and distance may impact on firms’ performances. -- Heterogeneous firms ; exports ; imports ; productivity ; market of …How are firms’ performances influenced by the specific characteristics of markets where exports are directed and … imports originate from? Using a rich database on Italian manufacturing firms, this essay adds new evidence on the relationship …

diversification of imports. -- heterogeneous firms ; exports ; imports …This paper offers a portrait of Italian firms that trade goods. Combining data on firms' structural characteristics and … extensive margins. Second, while supporting the fact that firms involved in both importing and exporting (two-way traders) are …

of destination and origin and with the firms' sectoral and geographical diversification. -- heterogeneous firms ; exports …How do trade activities affect firms’ employment and wages structures? Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing … firms, this paper adds to the existing literature, by assessing how the degree of involvement in international trade impacts …

origins of imports map into distinctive firm characteristics. -- heterogeneous firms ; exports ; imports ; productivity … heterogeneity among firms trading with different type of markets. We show that different destinations of exports and different … markets heterogeneity? Using a rich database on Italian manufacturing firms, this essay adds new evidence on the relationship …

. -- Heterogeneous firms ; exports ; imports ; wage ; skills ; market heterogeneity … exports, imports or a combination of the two. We show that failing to control for the importing activities may bias upward … workers than non exporters. Second, we consider the engagement of firms in international transactions, either by means of …

framework of heterogeneous firms, assuming that foreign workers allow for productivity gains and convey valuable information on … foreign markets. We illustrate that foreign workers foster exports at the extensive and the intensive margins. This effect can … find that foreign-born workers, and especially skilled individuals, foster exports at both margins. On average, a firm …

Using establishment-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey, we assess the market power of exporting firms …, we construct exchange rate-driven shocks to the marginal revenue product of individual firms. By examining firms … market power. In our preferred specification, we estimate that workers employed in exporting firms produce on the margin 83 …

This paper studies the impact that import competition from China had on firms performance in the manufacturing sector … in Peru in 2005-2015. Using a firm-level dataset that covers the universe of firms in the formal sector, our results … reveal that Peruvian firms reacted to increased competition from Chinese manufacturing goods mainly by altering their factor …

The impact of international trade on firm productivity is tested by accounting for firms' import as well as export … status for a large panel of Irish manufacturing firms. Two-way traders and exporters-only are found to be the most productive … firms, with a significant gap between them and importersonly and non-traders. tfp is calculated using a modified version of …