Exporting against Risk? Theory and Evidence from Public Export Insurance Schemes in OECD Countries

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Herger, Nils. Exporting against Risk? Theory and Evidence from Public Export Insurance Schemes in OECD Countries. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-01-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/E244743V1

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Summary:  View help for Summary This paper endeavours to find out in how far public export insurance schemes foster international trade. Thereto, a gravity equation is derived, which accounts for the risk of financial losses in case firms contract defaulting foreign buyers. Empirical results suggest that OECD countries issuing trade credits with generous state-guarantees did not, during the 1999 to 2005 period, witness more exports towards politically and commercially more unstable low income countries. Rather, publicly indemnified trade finance has promoted exports, to a modest degree, towards high and middle-income countries, where financial intermediaries and markets provide viable alternatives to hedge against payment risks.



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