FCIA: Help or Hindrance to Exports?
基于对美国35个州和2个领地出口商的调查，研究出口商对出口信贷保险机构的态度，发现其仅覆盖2%的美国出口，并提出改进建议。
In an attitudinal survey of U.S. exporters drawn from 35 states and 2 territories, managers identify three federal programs as having a strong positive impact on their exporting activities: the Domestic International Sales Corporation, the ExportImport Bank, and the Foreign Credit Insurance Association. Attitudes differ depending on firms' product lines, export experience, size, and the percentage that exports contribute to annual gross sales. This paper focuses on exporters' attitudes toward the Foreign Credit Insurance Association, a subentity of the Eximbank, and incorporates respondents' remedies for improving this trade-facilitating tool. In spite of attempts to improve and extend export credit insurance, after 20 years of operation its use has been limited to insuring only two percent of U.S. exports. Suggestions are made for improving and extending the use of export credit insurance.