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Effects of destination countries financial development and public export credit guarantees on Spanish exports

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  • Carlos F. Cea
  • José Antonio Gonzalo Angulo
  • José Luís Crespo Espert

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Without accounting for the period 2008–2009, the evolution of Spanish exports from 2001 to 2015 was marked by constant growth. This period includes an economic recession in Spain from 2008 to 2013, which was accompanied by important credit restrictions to the private sector. This environment pushed Spanish firms abroad for survival, affecting the geographical mapping of exports. With this study, we examined the role played by the degree of financial development in destination countries, and by the export credit guarantees issued by CESCE, the Spanish export credit agency (ECA) in the evolution of such exports. Following previous studies, we proxied the financial development in the destination countries and used CESCE’s new business underwritten on exports between Spain and 161 destination countries. We applied a modified gravity model and a System GMM estimator to show that the effects of the financial development in the destination countries on Spanish exports differed by regions and by periods, becoming statistically non-significant during the period of higher financial stress in Spain. Our results also provide evidence that CESCE behaved countercyclically during this period and contributed to the geographical diversification of Spanish exports.

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  • Carlos F. Cea & José Antonio Gonzalo Angulo & José Luís Crespo Espert, 2022. "Effects of destination countries financial development and public export credit guarantees on Spanish exports," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 410-426, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jitecd:v:31:y:2022:i:3:p:410-426
    DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2021.1983010
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