While there is strong evidence that becoming an exporter increases firm productivity, the underlying mechanisms that explain such a relationship remain largely unexplored. This paper analyses the contribution of the complementarity between exporting and investment in technology as an potential...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PART I. THE HISTORY OF THE GRAIN TRADE IN FRANCE -- CHAPTER I. MARKETS AND MARKET ORGANIZATION -- CHAPTER II. THE HISTORY OF THE PARISIAN MARKETS -- CHAPTER III. THE CHAMBRE D'ABONDANCE AT LYONS AND THE WHOLESALE MERCHANTS -- CHAPTER IV. LYONESE...