Fajgelbaum, Pablo D.; Khandelwal, Amit - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
minimal customs requirements. Fueled by rising direct-to-consumer trade, these "de minimis" shipments have exploded yet are … not recorded in Census trade data. Who benefits from this type of trade, and what are the policy implications? We analyze … administrative fee incidence in direct-to-consumer trade is pro-poor. Theoretically, imposing tariffs above a threshold leads to …