anti-export bias and import substitution policies that sought unsuccessfully to develop the local industry. The paper shows … that exporters that import directly intermediate and capital goods have better export outcomes than other exporters …

related to import processing times at the border could impact downstream export dynamics. Exploiting a rich data set built on … export performance, as neither the mean nor the median time to import impacts survival …

relationship between specific trade policy measures and the import performance of those exporters that are direct importers, the … analysis shows that those exposed to higher tariffs and nontariff measures import less in total and exhibit lower import … variety. The use of the advanced clearance procedure as the modality to clear customs for imports is favorable to the import …

to under 50 percent. In turn, this reduction in time produces a 7 percent increase in import value. The paper finds …-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that the estimate of 7 percent import growth along an intensive margin is roughly consistent with a 0 …

are of foreign origin. Furthermore, the paper shows that there may be a nonlinear relationship between import costs and …