Hypotheses from the recent economic literature on heterogeneous firms and international trade are evaluated for food beverage industry. Using new survey evidence firms, an econometric model was developed to link a firm's probability of exporting back characteristics such as ownership structure, size, product type. Trade policy, COVID-19 pandemic, search costs finding overseas markets were cited...

We investigate the effects of the construction of the national highway system in China on local economic outcomes. The analysis employs three main approaches. The first is based on a structural model of Ricardian trade that provides an explicit description of the general equilibrium effects of changes in the highway network. The second involves reduced form estimates of the casual effects highw...

Among agricultural products in Iran, pistachio is one of the major export products that can produce foreign currency. The present study evaluated factors affecting pistachio export earnings instability and its effect on agricultural export during the studied period. For this purpose, export earnings instability index was calculated using "average absolute difference between export earnings and ...

Abstract The rise of economic protectionism worldwide has come with the re-emergence mercantilist policies whereby governments push for exports while restricting imports. Against this populist approach, we show that importing inputs can raise productivity and export. Using firm-level data matched very detailed customs Indonesia’s imports during 2008–2012, apply instrumental variable strategy im...

Foreign Direct Investmentplays a crucial role in the economy of developing countries like Bangladesh through accelerating Gross Domestic Product (GDP), export and domestic investment followed by overall economic growth. The present scenario of FDI in Bangladesh in not still satisfactory enough but given the availability of abundant resources, skilled and cheap labor forces, a stable political a...

This article demonstrates that while Chile has generally been successful in capturing the benefits of China’s economic rise, country is also developing a market dependency on China certain export sectors, namely copper and cherries. In order for to break its increasing China, it must diversify markets foster more balanced conversation about Chinese engagement. addition, invest value-added produ...

Primary objective of this paper is to explain why Korea has been successful in economic growth and industrial transformation while Iran has failed in this area. To explain the different performances of the two countries, we have looked at their initial level of industrialization, nature of political regimes and economic institutions, trade and industrial policies in the two countries. Our c...