We examine how monetary policy of the Federal Reserve System, COVID-19 mortality cases, and vaccinations are associated with the US stock market volatility during the pandemic period. Using the wavelet coherence analysis, we first find that there is a positive relationship between the volatility...

This paper explores the impact of financial development on exporting, focusing on the differential impact between incumbent firms and new entrants. Using firm-level customs data from 51 countries we confirm the result from the literature that sectors that are more dependent on external finance...