simultaneously import intermediate inputs and export (vertically specialized firms à la Hummels et al., The nature and growth of …The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the probability of ceasing to export is lower for firms that … sourcing inputs from abroad on export exit is significantly different for large and small firms, playing a role in continuing …

findings are as follows: the export and import of services is highly concentrated in just a few firms; firm-level variation in … service. We report a set of stylized facts on trade in services. We also analyze the choice between export and foreign direct … less productive firms choose to export rather than sell through foreign affiliates …

allow for different import intensities for different components of aggregate demand (specifically, consumption versus …

firm export performance. We distinguish imports of intermediates according to their origin and we find that inputs sourced … from low labour cost countries promote the firm's export activity. Imports from high-income countries do not significantly … contribute to the export orientation of firms, especially when both persistence in export and the possible endogeneity of the …

followed by only-exporters; and iii) estimating export premium without controlling for import status is likely to overestimate … the actual value by capturing the import premium. Finally I show the robustness of the findings by providing evidence from …

This paper focuses on the casual relationship between export, import and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for Bhutan using … unidirectional from export to import and GDP, and GDP to import only. Here export led growth is empirically proven in Bhutan …

This paper uses transaction-level data from Thailand to study concentration, specialization, and fragility of export … several decades, direct engagement in international trade through exports is a rare activity. Export firms are different from … their non-export counterparts. Export activities are also extremely concentrated. There is a great deal of churning in Thai …