Firm-level productivity and exporting. Diagnosing the role of financial constraints

In this chapter, we explore how and why financial indicators affect firm-level total factor productivity and the exporting status of a firm. We address three relevant policy questions: 1) Do financial indicators affect firms' productivity levels?; 2) Do financial indicators affect firms' ability to enter international markets and export?; 3) Have financial supply conditions and domestic aggregate demand during the crisis affected firms' ability to become exporters