This paper investigates various aspects of the links between exporting and productivity for a large sample of firms in the United Kingdom. We find evidence to support the proposition that sunk costs are important. Self selection takes place, with larger and more productive firms entering export markets, and firms have to become more productive in order to enter. Industry characteristics also af...

This paper develops a two-country general equilibrium model to examine the costs and benefits of trade in differentiated products. It focuses on how the relative ability in exporting variety determines the welfare of each country. While the analysis suggests a new rationale for export-promotion, it also shows the possibility of overprovision of export variety. It is shown that the variety of co...

Renewable energy technology (RET) firms are key economic entities in the export of RET-related products and components, which RET firms’ exports affected largely by policy market. Nonetheless, effects market factors on firm-level have never received attention from researchers. This study aims to fill gap taking a political economy approach establish structural equation model analyze path politi...

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Current challenges to supermarket retailers posed by the growing popularity of online retail, customer desensitisation to advertising, and globalisation of large grocery retail firms, has led to an increased reliance on sales promotion as a means of attracting and retaining customers. Retailers recognise the need to make the shopping experience more rewarding for the consumer (Keh and Teo 2001)...