This paper surveys the empirical literature on export and import diversification and its
linkages with growth. We review widely used measures of diversification and the evidence …

The literature on international trade and firm performance grows exponentially. This paper
attempts to summarize what we learn from this literature to guide future empirical and …

In this paper, we develop a method to estimate markups using plant-level production data.
Our approach relies on cost-minimizing producers and the existence of at least one variable …

Does an increase in imported inputs raise exports? We provide empirical evidence on the
direct and indirect channels via which importing more varieties of intermediate inputs …

The literature on firm heterogeneity and trade has highlighted that most trading firms tend to
engage in both importing and exporting activities. This paper provides some evidence that …

Using a large firm-level panel dataset for Japan, this paper examines the effects of the
structure of supply chain networks on productivity and innovation capability through …

This paper investigates the determinants of the propensity of firms to export new products,
and focuses on the role of new imported inputs. Importing offers access to new technologies …

This paper discusses the sources of product innovation in young innovative companies
(YICs), here defined as firms engaged in product innovation and with less than 8 years of …

This paper analyzes how the influence of firm-level innovation determinants varies over the
industry life cycle. Two sets of determinants are distinguished:(1) determinants of a firm's …

Emerging economies present attractive opportunities to foreign firms. However,
internationalization risk faced by foreign firms can have significant implications for their …