Essays about: "Sunk costs of exporting"

Found 4 essays containing the words Sunk costs of exporting.

  1. 1. The Importance of Sunk Costs of Exporting in the Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lina Mjörnheim; [2012]
    Keywords : Sunk costs of exporting; persistence in export markets; heterogeneous firms; African exports; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Foreign trade is an important part in Africa’s internationalization process. In order to assess the entrepreneurial possibilities in Sub Saharan Africa, one can look at firm’s probability of entering the export market. The aim of this paper is to examine the importance of sunk costs of exporting for Sub Saharan African firms. READ MORE

  3. 2. The importance of sunk costs of exporting in risky situations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Katrin Möller; [2012]
    Keywords : Sunk costs of exporting Export hysteresis Exchange rate uncertainty; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates if the importance of sunk costs differs between markets with different exchange rate risk. First, it examines the importance of sunk costs on the export participation decision by estimating the effect the previous export status has on the current export decision. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effect of Economic Integration on the Duration of Trade

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Josefine Redig; Charlotte Olsson; [2012]
    Keywords : duration of trade; economic integration; sunk costs; Germany; Russia; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to empirically investigate if there is a correlation between the duration of trade and economic integration. Theoretically, this is done by analyzing how economic integration affects sunk costs of exporting. Using the Kaplan-Meier methodology we calculate survival probabilities for German and Russian imports. READ MORE

  5. 4. International linkages and sunk costs of exporting

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fazio Flotta; [2010]
    Keywords : ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; the Uppsala model; export hysteresis; Trade costs; sunk costs of exporting; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Trade costs and sunk export costs play a crucial role in defining trade flows between countries and, directly, affect firms’ strategic decisions in terms of international expansion. Trade costs include all the costs attached to a delivery of good to a final user and, thus, incorporate transportation costs, policy barriers, information costs, contract costs and currency costs. READ MORE