Wholesalers in international trade
1
CEPII -
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales
2 IUF - Institut universitaire de France
3 PSE - Paris School of Economics
4 CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne
5 Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
6 PSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
2 IUF - Institut universitaire de France
3 PSE - Paris School of Economics
4 CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne
5 Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
6 PSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
Matthieu Crozet
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Sandra Poncet
- Fonction : Auteur
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- IdHAL : sandra-poncet
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Résumé
Recent empirical research in international trade has revealed overwhelming evidence that, in all countries, a remarkably small proportion of firms report exports in Customs statistics. However, a large share of these are wholesalers. This suggests that the number of producers selling their products abroad might be much greater than that suggested by a simple count of the firms directly reporting their exports. This paper sheds light on the role of wholesalers in international trade. Our model uses very general assumptions to show that intermediated exporters may contribute significantly to the extension of countries' export opportunities. The model predicts a twofold role in international trade. First, wholesalers alleviate the difficulty of reaching less-accessible markets. Second, they help less-efficient firms to supply foreign markets, thus increasing the number of exported varieties at the aggregate level. We use French firm-level export data to provide empirical support for these two predictions.
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Wholesalers in international trade
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Résumé |
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Recent empirical research in international trade has revealed overwhelming evidence that, in all countries, a remarkably small proportion of firms report exports in Customs statistics. However, a large share of these are wholesalers. This suggests that the number of producers selling their products abroad might be much greater than that suggested by a simple count of the firms directly reporting their exports. This paper sheds light on the role of wholesalers in international trade. Our model uses very general assumptions to show that intermediated exporters may contribute significantly to the extension of countries' export opportunities. The model predicts a twofold role in international trade. First, wholesalers alleviate the difficulty of reaching less-accessible markets. Second, they help less-efficient firms to supply foreign markets, thus increasing the number of exported varieties at the aggregate level. We use French firm-level export data to provide empirical support for these two predictions.
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Auteur(s) |
Matthieu Crozet
1, 2, 3, 4
, Guy Lalanne
5, 6, 3
, Sandra Poncet
1, 3, 4
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CEPII -
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales
( 39083 )
- 9 rue Georges Pitard - 75740 Paris Cedex 15
- France
2
IUF -
Institut universitaire de France
( 56663 )
- Maison des Universités 103 Boulevard Saint-Michel 75005 Paris
- France
3
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
4
CES -
Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne
( 15080 )
- Maison des Sciences Économiques - 106-112 Boulevard de l'Hôpital - 75647 Paris Cedex 13
- France
5
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
( 301953 )
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- France
6
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2013-02
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Volume |
58
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Page/Identifiant |
1-17
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Domaine(s) |
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Mots-clés |
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Wholesalers, International trade, Intermediated exports, Heterogeneous firms, Quality
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DOI | 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2012.10.005 |
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