By using the data of Chinese manufacturing enterprises between 1999 and 2009, the specialization and diversification of China’s exports are calculated. The relationship between financial development and the specialization of export and diversification of exports were studied by using dynamic panel data. It is found that financial credit development could significantly improve specialization of ...

One of the most striking economic trends over the past two decades has been the widening gap between interprovincial and international trade (Chart 1). Between 1981 and 1989, interprovincial exports in nominal terms failed to keep pace with GDP, dropping steadily from 27 per cent of GDP to 22.2 per cent. At the same time, international exports declined, but more gradually, slipping from 28.2 pe...

Subsidies and Exports in Germany: First Evidence from Enterprise Panel Data We use newly available representative panel data for manufacturing enterprises in West and East Germany to investigate the link between production-related subsidies and exports. We document that only a small fraction of enterprises is subsidized, and that exports and subsidies are positively related. Using a matching ap...

This paper identifies some of the main determinants of exports in Fiji. A single equation model for exports is developed in which trading partner income and relative prices play a central role. The underlying conceptual framework is an imperfect substitution model, in which the key assumption is that exports are not perfect substitutes for domestic goods in importing countries. A distinguishing...