Imports of Intermediate Inputs and Country Size

The article analyses 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 and growth, thus motivating a better understanding of...

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Main Authors:	Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2014
Subjects:	country size imports intermediate inputs foreign inputs productivity growth
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20461

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spelling	okr-10986-204612021-04-23T14:03:56Z Imports of Intermediate Inputs and Country Size Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif country size imports intermediate inputs foreign inputs productivity growth The article analyses 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 and growth, thus motivating a better understanding of the determinants of foreign inputs. Our results confirm that as is the case with exports, use of imported intermediate inputs is much higher at the extensive and intensive margin in small relative to large countries. Our results for imported inputs are comparable in magnitude with that for exports. 2014-10-21T19:51:01Z 2014-10-21T19:51:01Z 2014-04-01 Journal Article Applied Economics Letters 1350-4851 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20461 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article
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description	The article analyses 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 and growth, thus motivating a better understanding of the determinants of foreign inputs. Our results confirm that as is the case with exports, use of imported intermediate inputs is much higher at the extensive and intensive margin in small relative to large countries. Our results for imported inputs are comparable in magnitude with that for exports.
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title_short	Imports of Intermediate Inputs and Country Size
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Imports of Intermediate Inputs and Country Size

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