This paper offers a portrait of Italian firms that trade goods. Combining data on firms' structural characteristics and … firm heterogeneity and international trade, together with some new facts. In particular, we find that importing can be as … important as exporting as a source of firm heterogeneity. First, we document that trade is more concentrated than employment and …

between trade status and firm characteristics. We uncover evidence supporting recent theories on firm heterogeneity and … international trade, together with some new facts. First, the availability of information on import and export enables us to …

How do trade activities affect firms' employment and wages structures? Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing … firms, this paper adds to the existing literature, by assessing how the degree of involvement in international trade impacts …

Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing industry, we examine how trade activities are related to workforce … consistent with multi-attribute models on firm heterogeneity and trade. In fact we show that even after controlling for various … destination and origin of trade flows. We find that wage and skill premia increase for both exporters and importers as they trade …

between trade status and firm characteristics. First, exploiting firm-level information on the destination of export and the …

' product scope and the number of trade partners. We enrich previous analyses showing that financial problems influence firms …

This paper offers a portrait of Italian firms that trade goods. Combining data on firms' structural characteristics and … firm heterogeneity and international trade, together with some new facts. In particular, we find that importing can be as … important as exporting as a source of firm heterogeneity. First, we document that trade is more concentrated than employment and …

How do trade activities affect firms’ employment and wages structures? Using firm level data on Italian manufacturing … firms, this paper adds to the existing literature, by assessing how the degree of involvement in international trade impacts …

between trade status and firm characteristics. We uncover evidence supporting recent theories on firm heterogeneity and … international trade, together with some new facts. First, the availability of information on import and export enables us to …