in Germany. This paper uses enterprise level panel data for France, Germany and the United Kingdom from 2003 to 2008 to … firms that start or stop to export over the period under investigation, and that are not representative for the bulk of … firms that either export or not. …

labour costs (-1.4%/year) and less favourable exchange rates (-2.0%/year). By far the most important determinant of export … period. Our results also indicate that China's impact on Italian export performance is small and if anything positive. Much … more important in explaining the loss of export market shares in recent years has been the relatively slow demand growth in …

different, depending on whether the export decision refers to a core or a peripheral market, it is plausible that while firms …. Second, using firm-product-destination-specific export data for all firms in the Swedish food chain for the period 1997 … that firms will indeed tend to stay longer in their core markets, while export decisions regarding peripheral markets are …

countries and estimate the impact of the five stages on export. The estimates for these five stages allow me to investigate four … scenario real export of the UK decreases by a significant 32% in the long run. Other EU countries also experience a decrease in … real export, while non-EU countries experience an increase due to trade diversion effects. Similarly, I also investigate …

The lack of information is a relevant obstacle to the export activity of small and medium enterprises. This paper … analyzes whether banks can support firms' export by reducing informational asymmetries about foreign markets. We exploit a … exogenous to firms' export decisions by relying on preexisting lending relationships and exploiting the acquisition of a firm …

This paper estimates the exporter premium in bank lending. We examine credit relationships in Germany, covering all …

the travel activities of the heads of state of France, Germany and the United States between 1948 and 2003. My results …

France, Germany and the United States between 1948 and 2003. My results indicate that state and official visits are indeed …