Imports of Intermediate Inputs and Country Size

Imports of Intermediate Inputs and Country Size

The paper analyzes the relationship between country size and the use of imported intermediate inputs by firms in 76 developing countries. Recent evidence indicates that the use of imported inputs can have a large, positive effect on productivity an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AVERAGE LEVEL
COUNTRY LEVEL
COUNTRY SIZE
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DOMESTIC INPUTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS LETTERS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
ESTIMATION RESULTS
EXPORTS
FIXED EFFECTS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
IMPORTS
INPUTS BY FIRMS
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
MARGINAL EFFECT
MARGINAL EFFECTS
MARKET SIZE
MEAN VALUE
MEASURE OF TRADE
METHODOLOGY
POLICY RESEARCH
RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
RESEARCHERS
SCALE EFFECT
STANDARD DEVIATION
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF RATES
TAX RATES
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE OPENNESS
VALUE OF IMPORTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18858593/imports-intermediate-inputs-country-size
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16820

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18858593/imports-intermediate-inputs-country-size
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16820

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