This paper uses merged customs and administrative data from Serbian firms to quantify the impact of neighboring firms’ importing experience on the decision to start sourcing inputs from new markets. The analysis finds that firms are more likely to start importing from a new market if neighboring firms in the same industry and location have experience importing from that market and if those firms are increasing their imports over time. Further, the...
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2021/10/04
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS9790
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2021/10/04
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Disclosed
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International Sourcing and Firm Learning : Evidence from Serbian Firms
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foreign market