The literature on knowledge diffusion shows that knowledge decays strongly with distance.
In this paper we document that the probability that a product is added to a country's export …

We study the micro dynamics of new exports from a country. The modern international trade
workhorse models (eg Melitz, 2003) assume heterogeneous productivity and, implicitly …

Policy that is focused solely on the discovery phase may miss other important opportunities
for driving export growth. Hence, it is necessary to understand the contribution of various …

This paper identifies export accelerations at the country pair-product level that are large
enough to drive aggregate export growth in the medium run. In a sample of 100 countries …

This study focuses on the influence of Nontariff Measures (NTMs) on market expansion of
exporters using the Chinese custom database during 2003–2011. Besides confirming the …

The paper examined the intensive and extensive margin of India's agricultural exports and
identified the determinants of the trade margins using a gravity trade model. Panel data on …

This paper has been prepared for the International Growth Center and is part of the Learning-
to-Compete program of the Africa Growth Initiative. The Africa Growth Initiative is a …

Recent empirical research in international trade emphasizes the role of the extensive and
intensive margin as determinants of countries' trade patterns. Considering the case of …

The main objective of this policy paper is to explore how learning-by-exporting in Rwanda is
taking place from an aggregate and firm-level perspective. It is targeted in particular at …

Numerous empirical studies have shown the difficulties associated with the transmission of
knowledge and the limitations of its diffusion process. What are the implications of these …