While many studies explain the correlation between firm-level productivity and export status entirely by better firms … to new clients. We show that small firms with a lot of outstanding trade credit expand sales the most following export … export market entry. …

manufacturer's demand of credit, which we use to address the reverse causality between a manufacturer's export revenue and its … demand for credit. We find that access to credit produces a significant increase on a manufacturer's export revenue explained … effect of credit on a manufacturer's export revenue varies by size. While medium sized manufacturers use credit to increase …

In this paper we analyze changes in the export mix of Chilean firms, looking particularly at differences between large … econometric results, which look at the impact of export product churning on firm performance, are heterogeneous by type of change … in export mix and by firm size. In general, export mix changes are associated with improvements on productivity, although …

We explore the link between globalization of the retail sector and the export activity of firms from their origin … firms with IFS certification have better export performance on markets where French retailers operate. We find that … certified French firms are more likely to export, and export larger volumes, than non-certified firms to markets where French …

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the role that financial constraints play in shaping firms' export … quantity associated with financial constraints. -- Financial constraints ; margins of export ; export prices …

This paper provides a direct test of how fixed export costs and productivity jointly determine firm-level export … behavior. Using Chilean data, we construct indices of fixed export costs for each industry-region-year triplet and match them … to domestic firms. Our empirical results show that firms facing higher fixed export costs are less likely to export …