Nicolas Berman
- 19 August 2014
- WORKING PAPER SERIES - No. 1720Details
- Abstract
- Using a French firm-level database that combines balance-sheet and product-destination-specific export information over the period 1995-2001, we study the interconnections between exports and domestic sales. We identify exogenous shocks that affect the firms' demand on foreign markets to instrument yearly variations in exports. We use alternatively as instruments product-destination specific imports or tariffs changes, and large foreign shocks such as financial crises or civil wars. Our results show that exogenous variations in foreign sales are positively associated with domestic sales, even after controlling for changes in domestic demand. A 10% exogenous increase in exports generates a 1 to 3% increase in domestic sales in the short-term. This result is robust to various estimation techniques, instruments, controls, and sub-samples. We provide empirical evidence suggesting that this positive effect of exogenous changes in exports on domestic sales is related to a relaxation of short-run liquidity constraints.
- JEL Code
- F10 : International Economics→Trade→General
F44 : International Economics→Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance→International Business Cycles
L20 : Industrial Organization→Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior→General - Network
- Competitiveness Research Network