In a recent eCommerce Bytes article, Brian Bieron, Head of eBay Inc.’s Public Policy Lab, discussed the important of encouraging small business cross border trade and the opportunities that digital technology creates for small businesses looking to expand globally.  According to a recent eBay Inc. study, 97 percent of “commercial sellers” on eBay engage in exporting.

A report, recently released by the Global McKinsey Institute (GMI), studied the complex web of global flows of people, goods, services, finance and data and explored the significance of those flows to nations, companies and individuals. In addition, the report poses several important questions to policymakers as they debate these issues.  eBay Inc. had the opportunity to contribute research and lend our expertise to the report.