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Financial Vulnerability and Export Dynamics

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  • Mélise Jaud

    (BM = WB - La Banque Mondiale = The World Bank - WBG = GBM - World Bank Group = Groupe Banque Mondiale)

  • Youssouf Kiendrebeogo

    (CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - UdA - Université d'Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand I - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Marie-Ange Véganzonès-Varoudakis

    (CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - UdA - Université d'Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand I - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

This study documents the implications of financial vulnerability for export diversification in developing economies. Financial crises, by increasing the incidence of sunk costs of entry into exporting, reduce firm export dynamics. Financially-vulnerable exporters are not able to fully realize economies of scale in production and access better-sophisticated technologies. The number of products and destinations per exporter are therefore likely to decrease in times of crisis. We use a comprehensive cross-country dataset on export dynamics, with data covering the 1997-2011 period for 34 developing countries to investigate this issue. Building on the generalized difference-in-differences procedure proposed by Rajan & Zingales (1998) to remove any endogeneity bias, the results point to a negative and economically large effect of financial vulnerability on export diversification. Financial crises reduce export dynamics disproportionately more in financially dependent industries. This effect is less pronounced in countries with initially more open capital account, suggesting that portfolio inflows are good substitutes for underdeveloped domestic financial markets.

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  • Mélise Jaud & Youssouf Kiendrebeogo & Marie-Ange Véganzonès-Varoudakis, 2015. "Financial Vulnerability and Export Dynamics," Working Papers halshs-01221423, HAL.
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    1. Fang, Yuxia & Li, Yuhua, 2024. "How does internet finance affect firm exports? Evidence from China," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    2. Wagner Joachim, 2016. "Exporter and Importer Dynamics Database for Germany," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 236(3), pages 411-420, May.
    3. Joachim Wagner, 2016. "A survey of empirical studies using transaction level data on exports and imports," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 152(1), pages 215-225, February.
    4. Luca Alfieri, 2018. "Heterogeneity Of Financial Institutions In The Process Of Economic And Monetary Integration In East Asia," University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper Series 112, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu (Estonia).
    5. Luca Alfieri, 2021. "Heterogeneity of financial institutions in the process of economic and monetary integration in East Asia," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(4), pages 1053-1076, April.

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    JEL classification:

    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation

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