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

Amin, Mohammad ; Islam, Asif

World Bank Group, Washington, DC

关键词: ABSOLUTE TERMS;    ACCOUNTING;    AVERAGE LEVEL;    BROKER;    COUNTRY LEVEL;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7005
RP-ID  :  WPS7005

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

For a representative sample ofmanufacturing firms in 26 countries, this paper shows thatchanges in the cost of importing over time are significantlyand negatively correlated with changes in the percentage offirms' material inputs that are of foreign origin.Furthermore, the paper shows that there may be a nonlinearrelationship between import costs and imports. Thesefindings are important, as recent studies point toward asignificant positive effect of imported inputs onproductivity and growth. It is hoped that the present paperinspires more work on the determinants of the use ofimported inputs, especially in developing countries.