Using a unique database, I estimate the costs of trading with European Union countries, relative to the costs of trading with the domestic market, for services and manufacturing firms located in the Basque Country region of Spain. I find that, despite the dramatic improvement in information and...

In this study, I analyze the characteristics of trading firms in the Spanish service sector. I reveal that half of the service firms in Spain operate only in their local markets, whereas one-third of the examined service firms trade with non-local areas of Spain, and fewer than 20% of Spanish...

This paper analyzes the relationship between export status and productivity in a major service exporter, Spain, during 2001-2007. I find that exporters in the services sector are 37% more productive than non-exporters. This productivity premium is larger for firms that supply...

This paper uses Spanish firm-level data to analyze the difference in the destination and variety-portfolios among service exporters. As for manufacture exporters, there is heterogeneity in the value of exports, the number of destinations and the number of varieties supplied among service...

Utilizamos herramientas de análisis de redes para identificar las comunidades de países de destino de los exportadores. Nuestra medida de comunidad está basada en el resultado de decisiones reales, captura la dependencia multilateral entre países en lugar de la dependencia bilateral, y se...

Incluye bibliografía ; Este trabajo utiliza datos individuales de transacciones comerciales para analizar las diferencias en los precios de exportación entre empresas y dentro de cada empresa con una muestra de compañías manufactureras españolas para el año 2014. La naturaleza...