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The Rise of Exporting By U.S. Firms

William Lincoln () and Andrew McCallum

No 1157, International Finance Discussion Papers from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: Although a great deal of ink has been spilled over the consequences of globalization, we do not yet fully understand the causes of increased worldwide trade. Using confidential microdata from the U.S. Census, we document widespread entry into countries abroad by U.S. firms from 1987 to 2006. We show that this extensive margin growth is unlikely to have been due to significant declines in entry costs. We instead find evidence of large roles for the development of the internet, trade agreements, and foreign income growth in driving these trends.

Keywords: globalization; barriers to entry; international trade; internet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F10 F23 F60 L10 L86 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2016-02-10
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