observed to last just one year. The incidence and duration of these relationships are consistent with a matching model of …

assortative matching in international trade with respect to corruption. We find that corruption in a country is negatively …

relationships between exporting and importing firms. I find that most exporters have a single importing partner, that highly … features simultaneous free entry into exporting and into importing. This theory provides a rationale for the fixed costs of … consumers abroad. The model is used to derive the implications of the matching and sorting of exporters and importers for global …

. This process is then assumed to follow a matching of equals among equals. Using rich data from Germany and Denmark we fully … confirm a matching on qualification levels for high-skilled employees, partially for medium-skilled employees but not for low …