immigration. The aggregate technology is described by a four-input translog cost function, from which the demand for imports and …

and the import behaviour of their employing firms. First, a model shows that the impact of firms’ imports on workers … employer-employee data source that contains information on firms’ inputs, including imports by type of product and by country …, firms own imports of the same goods ‘protect’ its workers through a hold-up effect. The total effect is negative for most …

What is the effect of imports on productivity? To answer this question, we estimate a structural model of producers … heterogenous firms, producers choose to import or purchase domestically varieties of intermediate inputs. Imports affect firm … varieties imported. Our results suggest that the role of imports is both statistically and economically significant. Imports are …

. The starting point is the traditional channel through exports and imports known as the "locomotive". The intertemporal …

Foreign exchange windfalls such as those from natural resource revenues change non-resource exports, imports, and the … increase imports by 25 cents, implying a negligible effect on foreign saving. The negative per dollar impact on exports is …