This paper studies the role of international trade and the export participation decisions of establishments for firm … than non-exporters. When the cost of creating establishments fluctuates with aggregate productivity, we find the model can … hump-shaped following a productivity shock since investments in creating establishments and exporters generate an incentive …

This paper provides a direct test of how fixed export costs and productivity jointly determine firm-level export …, while those with higher productivity export more. These outcomes are the foundation of the widely-used sorting mechanism in … greater fixed export costs than low-productivity exporters. We also find that the substitution between fixed export costs and …

similarities as well as differences to key US and EU findings. Trade concentration in Hungary is slightly higher than in most …-CEFiG Hungary dataset, an almost universal panel of balance sheet information (1992-2006) merged with firm-product-country level …

in a trade model of multi-product firms and show that producers face tougher competition in export markets with lower … corporate tax rates. This competitive effect induces firms to reduce the number of exported products and to skew their export …

in a trade model of multi-product firms and show that producers face tougher competition in export markets with lower … corporate tax rates. This competitive effect induces firms to reduce the number of exported products and to skew their export …