Bas, Maria; Strauss-Kahn, Vanessa - In: Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv) 150 (2014) 2, pp. 241-275
Does an increase in imported inputs raise exports? We provide empirical evidence on the direct and indirect channels via which importing more varieties of intermediate inputs increases export scope: (1) imported inputs may enhance productivity and thereby help the firm to overcome export fixed...