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Who Benefits From The Export-Import Bank Aid?

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  • Efraim Benmelech
  • Joao Monteiro

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We study the effectiveness of government aid to exporters by exploring an exogenous shock that affected the ability of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to provide aid to U.S. exporters through loan guarantees to importers. We focus on Boeing, the largest individual recipient of aid. We find that Boeing sales declined only modestly – despite Boeing’s significant reliance on EXIM for export credit. Moreover, we find that this decline is driven by financially constrained airlines or by airlines operating in countries with underdeveloped financial systems. We show that airlines in developed countries were easily able to substitute EXIM guaranteed loans for private credit and thus could still purchase Boeing aircraft despite the EXIM shock. Our results are consistent with the view that government-sponsored export credit is mostly relevant for importers in countries with underdeveloped financial systems, which represent a relatively small share of total EXIM aid.

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  • Efraim Benmelech & Joao Monteiro, 2023. "Who Benefits From The Export-Import Bank Aid?," NBER Working Papers 31562, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:31562
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    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
    • L93 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Air Transportation

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