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Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing : Evidence from Developing Countries / Amin, Mohammad
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Amin, Mohammad
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cost of Importing.
- Debt Markets.
- Economic Theory & Research.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Free Trade.
- Imports.
- International Economics & Trade.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Trade Barriers.
- Trade Policy.
- Local Subjects:
- Cost of Importing.
- Debt Markets.
- Economic Theory & Research.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Free Trade.
- Imports.
- International Economics & Trade.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Trade Barriers.
- Trade Policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (12 pages)
- Other Title:
- Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2014
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- 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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