This study examines the extent to which policy-based loans to SME exporters affect their export performance (the … intensive margin of exports). We also investigate the heterogeneous export effects of policy-based loans that may depend on firm … empirical findings strongly support that SMEs that receive policy-based loans tend to increase their export volumes. However …

decision by both state controlled and private entities to export in a model with labor adjustment costs. In this complex … environment, a simple decision rule whereby export status depends only on current productivity does not hold. Nor does this rule … match data patterns. The estimated model is used to understand the factors that influence export status. The analysis …

present a simplified general equilibrium model inspired by Melitz (2003) with two sectors: one able to export and one "reserve … export expansion, this is not occurring at a large enough scale to be felt at the macro level. To seize the benefits of trade …, Egypt requires deeper business environment reforms to incentivize large export, labor-intensive sector growth and integrate …