TY - JOUR

T1 - Exports, imports and firm survival

T2 - first evidence for manufacturing enterprises in Germany

AU - Wagner, Joachim

PY - 2013/3

Y1 - 2013/3

N2 - 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 manufacturing enterprises from Germany, one of the leading actors on the world market for goods. The paper contributes to the literature by providing the first evidence on the role of imports and two-way trading for firm survival in a highly developed country. The result indicate a strong positive link between firm survival on the one hand and imports and two-way trading on the other hand, while exporting alone does not play a role for exiting the market or not. © 2012 Kiel Institute.

AB - 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 manufacturing enterprises from Germany, one of the leading actors on the world market for goods. The paper contributes to the literature by providing the first evidence on the role of imports and two-way trading for firm survival in a highly developed country. The result indicate a strong positive link between firm survival on the one hand and imports and two-way trading on the other hand, while exporting alone does not play a role for exiting the market or not. © 2012 Kiel Institute.

KW - Economics

KW - Exports

KW - Firm survival

KW - Imports

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84873750907&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/s10290-012-0141-2

DO - 10.1007/s10290-012-0141-2

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 149

SP - 113

EP - 130

JO - Review of World Economics

JF - Review of World Economics

SN - 1610-2878

IS - 1

ER -