engage in both processing and ordinary trade since ordinary import enjoys the free-duty treatment in China. The declining … costs, we find rich evidence that a reduction in input trade cost for large trading firms leads to an increase in export … higher export intensity (i.e., intensive margin). Such results are robust to different empirical specification and …

simultaneously import intermediate inputs and export (vertically specialized firms à la Hummels et al., The Nature and Growth of …The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the probability of ceasing to export is lower for firms that …, sourcing inputs from abroad plays an important role in continuing to export. Thus, it seems that small firms which are both …

simultaneously import intermediate inputs and export (vertically specialized firms à la Hummels et al., The nature and growth of …The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the probability of ceasing to export is lower for firms that … sourcing inputs from abroad on export exit is significantly different for large and small firms, playing a role in continuing …