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. …

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 …

manufacturing firms. First, there is a negative correlation between firms' productivity and their export share to low …-income destinations. Second, there is a negative correlation between firms' innovation activity and their export share to low …

This study reports results from an empirical investigation of business services sector firms that (start to) export … comparable enterprise level data from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Exporters are more productive and pay higher wages … significantly smaller in Germany, significantly larger in France, and does not differ significantly in the UK. The results for wages …

This note uses comparable representative data for manufacturing firms from five European countries (Germany, France …, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) to investigate the links between firm age and the participation of the firms in export … revealed is in line with the theoretical considerations. Older firms tend to be more often exporters and importers, they export …

This study reports results from an empirical investigation of business services sector firms that (start to) export … comparable enterprise level data from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Exporters are more productive and pay higher wages … significantly smaller in Germany, significantly larger in France, and does not differ significantly in the UK. The results for wages …

engaged in international markets, drawing on micro-data from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United … export destination country and for firms that trade bundles of services and manufacturing products, than it is for pure …

Survey. Overseas vertical and horizontal links are associated with an average increase in export intensity of 74 and 156 … role of Government in fostering overseas links despite their rarity, since they are effective export conduits. -- Exports …