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 …

This paper analyses whether exporting firms are less CO 2 emission-intensive than non-
exporting competitors. It exploits a novel and unique dataset for Germany, a major exporting …

This paper investigates the links between firm survival and three types of international trade
activities—exports, imports and two-way trade. It uses unique new representative data for …

This study considers the determinants of whether a firm exports, undertakes R&D and/or
innovates, and, in particular, the contemporaneous links between these variables using …

This study investigates business services firms that (start to) export, comparing exporters to
firms that serve the national market only. We estimate identically specified empirical models …

The paper develops a new methodological framework for evaluating the role of FDI in the
domestic economy. We firstly propose a measurement of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) …

The last decade has been shaped by dramatic developments in international trade,
international investment and production, both in terms of the scale of events and in terms of …

This book develops a general theory of managerial decision making on the basis of a few
elementary postulates. It employs logic as the method of reasoning, systems science in …

We examine how participation and positioning in global value chains (GVC) affect wages.
We also examine whether this relationship is conditioned by a country's development level …

This paper documents for the first time the relationship between profitability and three types
of international trade activities–exports, imports and two-way trade. It uses unique new …