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Aid and trade: A donor's perspective
Nowak-Lehmann D., Felicitas; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2008
Foreign aid is given for a combination of economic, political, and humanitarian motives. While its impact on economic development in recipient countries has been the main focus of research recently, we concentrate on the question to what extent it also promotes donor countries’ exports. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291871
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MERCOSUR-European Union Trade: How important is EU Trade Liberalisation for MERCOSUR's Exports?
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Nowak-Lehmann D., Felicitas - 2004
In this study, MERCOSUR's past exports to the EU under the protectionist environment of the period between 1988 and 1996 are examined and an attempt is made to determine MERCOSUR's exports' growth potential in a liberalised EU market. A sectoral study is considered indispensable since tariff and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296379
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CEECs integration into regional and global production networks
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Voicu, Anca M.; Vidovic, … - 2011
This paper examines the involvement of the CEECs into regional and global production networks over the period 1999 to 2009. We employ a theoretically justified gravity model which incorporates the extensive margin of trade and accounts for firm heterogeneity. We first estimate the model for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311697
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Fitting the gravity model when zero trade flows are frequent : a comparison of estimation techniques using Africa's trade data
Kareem, Fatima Olanike; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; … - 2016
export penetration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418382
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Imported inputs and Egyptian exports : exploring the links
Parra, María Dolores; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2015
that firms that both export and import are the most productive, followed by importing-, exporting-only firms and nontraders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010512504
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Exports and governance : the role of private voluntary standards
Fiankor, Dela-Dem; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; … - 2018
The empirical evidence that institutional differences across countries affect bilateral trade is robust. The crucial question remains how countries can enhance trade amid these differences. In this paper, we measure the degree to which governance and institutions differ between countries as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011880178
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New stuff or better ways : what matters to access international markets?
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Peluffo, Adriana; Silva, … - 2018
Innovation and export decisions are closely interlinked. Both activities contribute to firm performance in various ways … knowledge for firms. This study analyzes whether different types of innovation affect export behavior at the firm level for an …, we analyze export intensity by means of Tobit models. We find that innovation fosters export intensity. Overall, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011926291
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Imported inputs and Egyptian exports : exploring the links
Parra, María Dolores; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2015
that firms that both export and import are the most productive, followed by importing-, exporting-only firms and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011382462
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CEECs integration into regional and global production networks
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Voicu, Anca M.; Vidovic, … - 2011
This paper examines the involvement of the CEECs into regional and global production networks over the period 1999 to 2009. We employ a theoretically justified gravity model which incorporates the extensive margin of trade and accounts for firm heterogeneity. We first estimate the model for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009126416
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Political determinants of the extensive and intensive margins of international arms transfers
Johannsen, Florian; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2013
The main aim of this paper is to investigate the political determinants of international arms transfers. We distinguish between the decision to exports arms (extensive margin) and the value of the arms exported (intensive margin). A theoretically-justified gravity model of trade augmented with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010364255