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 … individually larger, with export value extremely concentrated in a few firms. Firm churning rates are disproportionately low and …

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 …, and survival in export markets. The analysis finds that uncertainty in the time to clear imported inputs impacts neither …

?2012 period, this paper explores the relationship between imports of intermediate inputs and firm export performance. The paper …, faster export growth, greater diversification of export markets, and higher quality exports (as measured by relative unit … relationship between specific trade policy measures and the import performance of those exporters that are direct importers, the …

This paper assesses the impact that a potential liberalization of sugar regimes in OECD countries could have on … prices. They then simultaneously estimate the impact that changes in domestic sugar prices have on regional wages and … world sugar prices. Results suggest that workers in the sugar sector and in sugar-producing regions have better employment …

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 …

What kinds of changes in foreign competition lead domestic industries to seek import protection? To address this … question this paper uses detailed monthly U.S. import data to investigate changes in import composition during a 24-month … applies both to named commodities and to the comparison product group. The import demand shock, by contrast, is narrow …