Der vorliegende Bericht stellt die wesentlichen Elemente der Absatzförderung Österreichs und der USA dar. Absatzförderung in Österreich ist produktübergreifend, in den USA überwiegend branchenspezifisch organisiert. Absatzförderung in Österreich ist produktübergreifend, in den USA...

In the global recession of 2009, exports declined precipitously in many countries. We illustrate with firm-level data for Belgium and Peru that the decline was very sudden and almost entirely due to lower export sales by existing exporters. After the recession, exports rebounded almost equally...

The purpose of this study is to test for the effects of trade promotion via the foreign service. We develop a Melitz-based model where firms are heterogeneous with respect to productivity and must pay a beachhead cost to enter a foreign market, which can be reduced by government spending on...

How can policymakers promote women-led exporting firms? In this paper, we study the role of online business platforms to reduce informational barriers to exporting for women entrepreneurs. We hypothesize that, if the costs associated with accessing digital platforms are more symmetric across...