Credit constraints and firm export: Microeconomic evidence from Italy

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-125

  Minetti, Raoul ^a   Zhu, Susan Chun ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Credit constraints; Financial development; Margins of export

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; EXPORT; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MANUFACTURING; MICROECONOMICS;

ITALY;

EID: 79952006097     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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