intermediaries. First, incoming multinational retailers may increase the overall export capacity of local firms to any foreign market … into major regional and global actors. In this paper we question how MRs arriving in foreign markets affect the export … establishing outlets abroad impact the export performance of local firms and test its predictions empirically for the agri …

intermediaries. First, incoming multinational retailers may increase the overall export capacity of local firms to any foreign market … into major regional and global actors. In this paper we question how MRs arriving in foreign markets affect the export … establishing outlets abroad impact the export performance of local firms and test its predictions empirically for the agri …

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 …

, implying that they have more incentive to export than to perform horizontal FDI. In order to prove the above argument, the …

with Dixit-Stiglitz endogenous productivity effects from additional varieties. They specify a numerical model, with …

with Dixit-Stiglitz endogenous productivity effects from additional varieties. They specify a numerical model, with …

This paper uses micro-data from the World Bank Investment Climate Surveys 2002-2006 to investigate how foreign … ownership and access to external finance affect the likelihood of manufacturers in emerging markets to export and/or import …. Applying propensity score matching to control for differences across firms in terms of labor productivity, size, etc., we find …

This paper uses micro-data from the World Bank Investment Climate Surveys 2002-2006 to investigate how foreign … ownership and access to external finance affect the likelihood of manufacturers in emerging markets to export and/or import …. Applying propensity score matching to control for differences across firms in terms of labor productivity, size, etc., we find …

This paper uses micro-data from the World Bank Investment Climate Surveys 2002-2006 to investigate how foreign … ownership and access to external finance affect the likelihood of manufacturers in emerging markets to export and/or import …. Applying propensity score matching to control for differences across firms in terms of labor productivity, size, etc., we find …

and access to external finance affect the likelihood of manufacturers in emerging markets to export and/or import …. Applying propensity score matching to control for differences across firms in terms of labor productivity, size, etc., we find … firm will export or import. Foreign ownership has a large positive impact on the likelihood to engage in direct trade but a …