This study examines how a firm's characteristics, perceived competition intensity and constraints in the domestic market affect the intensity of its exports in a transition country that is pursuing export-led growth strategies. Specifically, we employ a cross-sectional micro-data set derived...

In the second half of the 1990s, many Asian and Latin American countries suffered from the currency crises. But the causes and processes of currency crisis are not necessarily the same, though there are many common aspects. The purpose of this paper is to compare the currency crises in both...

Regional integration such as NAFTA, MERCOSUR and FTAA have been flourishing in Latin American countries in the 1990s. In addition to these multi-countries FTAs, many bilateral FTAs have also emerged both among Latin American countries and between them and extra-regional countries. The purpose of...