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Spillovers from export credit guarantees

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  • Ina C. Jäkel

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Most countries use export credit agencies (ECAs) to mitigate export‐related credit constraints. Only few firms benefit directly from these credit schemes. In this paper, I analyze potential spillover effects from export credit guarantees to other firms. Using firm‐level data from the Danish ECA and exploiting detailed firm‐product‐level production and purchase statistics, I derive new measures for horizontal and backward spillovers at the firm‐product and firm levels. Results show that potential suppliers upstream increase their sales of those products that are purchased by the firm(s) receiving export credit guarantees. Moreover, employment and total sales of potential suppliers increase as well. These findings speak to the transmission of large export shocks (here reflected in the issuance of export credit guarantees) to other domestic firms via customer‐supplier linkages. In contrast, I find little evidence of negative effects on domestic producers when export credit guarantees are given to their competitors. Effets d'entraînement des garanties de crédit à l'exportation. La plupart des pays disposent d'agences de crédit à l'exportation (ACE) pour atténuer les contraintes de financement liées aux exportations. Seules quelques entreprises bénéficient directement de ces mécanismes de crédit. Dans cet article, j'examine les effets d'entraînement potentiels des garanties de crédit à l'exportation sur d'autres entreprises. En utilisant des données d'entreprise issues de l'ACE danoise et en exploitant des statistiques détaillées de production et d'achats des entreprises ventilées par produit, je crée de nouvelles mesures des effets d'entraînement horizontaux et en amont, à la fois à l'échelle des produits et des entreprises. Les résultats montrent que les fournisseurs potentiels situés en amont augmentent leurs ventes des produits achetés par les entreprises bénéficiant de garanties de crédit à l'exportation. De plus, l'emploi et les ventes totales de ces fournisseurs potentiels s'accroissent également. Ces constats illustrent la transmission de chocs d'exportation majeurs (ici représentés par l'octroi de garanties de crédit à l'exportation) à d'autres entreprises nationales par l'intermédiaire des liens clients‐fournisseurs. En revanche, on observe peu d'effets négatifs sur les producteurs nationaux lorsque des garanties de crédit à l'exportation sont accordées à leurs concurrents.

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  • Ina C. Jäkel, 2026. "Spillovers from export credit guarantees," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 59(2), pages 717-746, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:canjec:v:59:y:2026:i:2:p:717-746
    DOI: 10.1111/caje.70071
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