Empirical Research on Export Barriers: Review, Assessment, and Synthesis

The article attempts to review, assess, and synthesize existing empirical research on factors impeding the initiation, development, or sustainment of export activities. The investigation covered 35 studies and revealed that from the conceptual aspect, research on the subject is still at the identification and conceptualization stage. It was also demonstrated that the methodologies adopted were unsophisticated and flawed in some respects. On the...