Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries

doi:10.1080/13504851.2014.952883

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Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries

dc.contributor.author	Amin, Mohammad
dc.contributor.author	Islam, Asif
dc.date.accessioned	2014-10-29T15:42:58Z
dc.date.available	2014-10-29T15:42:58Z
dc.date.issued	2014-08-26
dc.description.abstract	For a representative sample of manufacturing firms in 26 countries, the article shows that changes in the cost of importing over time is significantly and negatively correlated with changes in the percentage of firm’s material inputs that are of foreign origin. Furthermore, we show that there may be a non-linear relationship between import costs and imports. These findings are important as recent studies point towards a significant positive effect of imported inputs on productivity and growth. We hope that the present article inspires more work on the determinants of imported input usage especially in developing countries.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Applied Economics Letters
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/20485
dc.identifier.issn	1350-4851
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20485
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	imports
dc.subject	trade barriers
dc.subject	cost of importing
dc.subject	trade policy
dc.title	Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2014-10-29
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-06T10:56:05.104115Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.externalcontent	External Content
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.doi	10.1080/13504851.2014.952883
okr.journal.nbpages	488-92
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.relation.associatedurl	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504851.2014.952883
okr.relation.associatedurl	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/20361
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Trade Liberalization
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.unit	Enterprise Analysis Unit (DECEA)
okr.volume	22(6)
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