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

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...

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Main Authors:	Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2014
Subjects:	imports trade barriers cost of importing trade policy
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20485

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spelling	okr-10986-204852021-04-23T14:03:56Z Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif imports trade barriers cost of importing trade policy 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. 2014-10-29T15:42:58Z 2014-10-29T15:42:58Z 2014-08-26 Journal Article Applied Economics Letters 1350-4851 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20485 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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spellingShingle	imports trade barriers cost of importing trade policy Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries
description	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.
format	Journal Article
author	Amin, Mohammad Islam, Asif
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title	Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries
title_short	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
title_fullStr	Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries
title_sort	use of imported inputs and the cost of importing : evidence from developing countries
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2014
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20485
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Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries

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