Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries
For a representative sample of manufacturing firms in 26 countries, this paper shows that changes in the cost of importing over time are significantly and negatively correlated with changes in the percentage of firms' material inputs that are...
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okr-10986-203612021-04-23T14:03:55Z Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCOUNTING AVERAGE LEVEL BROKER COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY REGRESSIONS COUNTRY SIZE COUNTRY SPECIFIC CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DATA AVAILABILITY DATA SETS DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DOMESTIC INPUTS DUMMY VARIABLE EMPIRICAL STUDIES ESTIMATED COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION METHOD FIRM PERFORMANCE FIXED COSTS FIXED EFFECTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL FACTORS IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES IMPORT COST IMPORT COSTS IMPORTS INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL TRADE MEAN VALUE MEASURE OF TRADE NEGATIVE EFFECT POLICY MAKERS POLICY MEASURES POLICY RESEARCH STANDARD DEVIATION TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TAX TAX RATES TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE OPENNESS TRADE POLICY VALUE OF IMPORTS For a representative sample of manufacturing firms in 26 countries, this paper shows that changes in the cost of importing over time are significantly and negatively correlated with changes in the percentage of firms' material inputs that are of foreign origin. Furthermore, the paper shows that there may be a nonlinear relationship between import costs and imports. These findings are important, as recent studies point toward a significant positive effect of imported inputs on productivity and growth. It is hoped that the present paper inspires more work on the determinants of the use of imported inputs, especially in developing countries. 2014-10-06T19:50:34Z 2014-10-06T19:50:34Z 2014-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/08/20122041/use-imported-inputs-cost-importing-evidence-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20361 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7005 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCOUNTING AVERAGE LEVEL BROKER COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY REGRESSIONS COUNTRY SIZE COUNTRY SPECIFIC CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DATA AVAILABILITY DATA SETS DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DOMESTIC INPUTS DUMMY VARIABLE EMPIRICAL STUDIES ESTIMATED COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION METHOD FIRM PERFORMANCE FIXED COSTS FIXED EFFECTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL FACTORS IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES IMPORT COST IMPORT COSTS IMPORTS INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL TRADE MEAN VALUE MEASURE OF TRADE NEGATIVE EFFECT POLICY MAKERS POLICY MEASURES POLICY RESEARCH STANDARD DEVIATION TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TAX TAX RATES TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE OPENNESS TRADE POLICY VALUE OF IMPORTS |
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ABSOLUTE TERMS ACCOUNTING AVERAGE LEVEL BROKER COUNTRY LEVEL COUNTRY REGRESSIONS COUNTRY SIZE COUNTRY SPECIFIC CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DATA AVAILABILITY DATA SETS DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DOMESTIC INPUTS DUMMY VARIABLE EMPIRICAL STUDIES ESTIMATED COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION METHOD FIRM PERFORMANCE FIXED COSTS FIXED EFFECTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL FACTORS IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES IMPORT COST IMPORT COSTS IMPORTS INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL TRADE MEAN VALUE MEASURE OF TRADE NEGATIVE EFFECT POLICY MAKERS POLICY MEASURES POLICY RESEARCH STANDARD DEVIATION TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TAX TAX RATES TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE OPENNESS TRADE POLICY VALUE OF IMPORTS Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7005 |
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For a representative sample of
manufacturing firms in 26 countries, this paper shows that
changes in the cost of importing over time are significantly
and negatively correlated with changes in the percentage of
firms' material inputs that are of foreign origin.
Furthermore, the paper shows that there may be a nonlinear
relationship between import costs and imports. These
findings are important, as recent studies point toward a
significant positive effect of imported inputs on
productivity and growth. It is hoped that the present paper
inspires more work on the determinants of the use of
imported inputs, especially in developing countries. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif |
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Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif |
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Amin, Mohammad |
| title |
Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries |
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Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries |
| title_full |
Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries |
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Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries |
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Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries |
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use of imported inputs and the cost of importing : evidence from developing countries |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/08/20122041/use-imported-inputs-cost-importing-evidence-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20361 |
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