As a result of the rapid growth of microeconometric studies of exporting firms, we know quite a lot about the hysteresis occurring in the current decision of firms to export. Firms entering a foreign market the previous year are more likely to export the current year. This fact is traditionally...

Based on recent development of international economics, this paper aims to evaluate in what extent private standards impact trade, and more precisely trade of French agri‐food firms. Our paper explores an original "handmade" database identifying French agri‐food firms which are certified...

We analyze the impact of input tariffs on the export status and export performance of heterogeneous processing firms. Using a theoretical model with downstream firms exhibiting different levels of productivity, we show that lower input tariffs may increase the export sales of high-productivity...

From the French exporters’ point of view, the purpose of this article is to understand the extent by which the European (EU) market remains fragmented. Based on Chaney’s model (Chaney, 2008) it is shown here that to enter the market, the firm’s productivity must be higher...

L'objet de cet article est de comprendre les positions respectives occupées par la France et l'Allemagne, au cours de la période 1980-1991, au sein des transformations commerciales induites par l'intégration des marchés agricoles et agro-alimentaires. S'appuient-elles sur un renforcement des...

L'objet de cet article est de comprendre les positions respectives occupées par la France et l'Allemagne, au cours de la période 1980-1991, au sein des transformations commerciales induites par l'intégration des marchés agricoles et agro-alimentaires. S'appuient-elles sur un renforcement des...

[spa] Una disyuntiva para las firmas multinacionales : exportaciones intrafirma o directas I Por que se deciden las empresas por unos intercambios intrafirma En que medida influye esta decision en el volumen de exportaciones ? En Francia, por ejemplo, estos intercambios representan la tercera...

Trade liberalization of the agri-food sector is a sensitive topic in both Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) discussions. Using a general equilibrium model, we assess the potential impact of these agreements. The US agri-food sectors would...