@article {374206,
	title = {The Charmed Life of Superstar Exporters: Survey Evidence on Firms and Trade Policy},
	journal = {Journal of Politics},
	volume = {47},
	number = {1},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {133-152},
	abstract = {What factors determine firms{\textquoteright} attitudes towards trade policy? Building off the literature on firms in\&nbsp;trade, this paper considers producers{\textquoteright} policy preferences and political behavior in light of two key\&nbsp;patterns in modern international trade: industries that face import competition often have many exporters;\&nbsp;and, foreign sales are concentrated in the hands of a small number of {\textquoteleft}superstar{\textquoteright} exporters.Using a new survey of Costa Rican firms matched to systematic firm-level data on export behavior,\&nbsp;we find that firm features are generally more important predictors of attitudes toward trade liberalization\&nbsp;than industry-wide comparative advantage. We also show that export intensity is strongly\&nbsp;associated with interest and lobbying activity on trade policy. The largest exporters, who are thestrongest supporters of global integration, dominate trade politics.},
	author = {Iain Osgood and Tingley, Dustin and Thomas Bernauer and In Song Kim and Milner, Helen and Gabriele Spilker}
}
