“…In particular, firms vary by their productivity, size, profitability, the number of markets served and responses to trade shocks (Bernard et al, 2003;Eaton, Kortum, and Kramarz, 2004;Bernard et al, 2007;Balistreri, Hillberry, and Rutherford, 2011;Melitz and Trefler, 2012). Moreover, only a small proportion of firms export and they tend to be larger and more productive than non-exporters (Balistreri, Hillberry, and Rutherford, 2011;Bernard et al, 2003;Bernard and Jensen, 1999).…”