productivity with a shape parameter that depends on industry-level characteristics. A novel result is that export opportunities, by … their productivity draws at the entry stage and explore the implications in closed and open economy. By allowing firms to …, namely, that export opportunities increase firmheterogeneity by fostering innovation. …

This paper uses firm-level data for Mexican exporters to understand how firm-level export decisions shape a country …-series variation in the export supply decisions of firms. It is found that the cross-sectional variation of exports is mostly accounted … exporting firms that retain their export status from year to year. …

markets. This approach explains a variety of features exhibited in disaggregated trade data, including the higher productivity … industry and firm productivity. …

binary export status, we further show that a continuous share of exports is of additional value when assessing the impact of …