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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 … origin of imports, we observe the heterogeneity among firms trading with different type of markets. We show that different …

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 … differentiate firms involved in both trading activities - namely two-way traders - from firms that only export, and from those that …

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 … export premia. Third, we look at how the wage and the employment structures of trading firms change with the country 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 … origin of imports, we observe the heterogeneity among firms trading with different type of markets. We show that different …

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 … differentiate firms involved in both trading activities - namely two-way traders - from firms that only export, and from those that …

, 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 …