Abstract
This paper examines the complex and interdependent relationship between importing and exporting for a panel of Chinese manufacturing firms. We estimate the decision to import and export simultaneously within a dynamic random-effects bivariate probit framework addressing the endogenous initial conditions problem. Results show that decisions to export and import are simultaneously determined and that sunk-entry costs play a significant role in a firm's decision to enter international markets. Costs are larger for exporting. We also find a substitution effect between the two decisions. The substitutability between exporting and importing is greater for financially constrained private firms.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Review of International Economics |
Early online date | 9 Sept 2018 |
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Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 9 Sept 2018 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Development