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Transaction Cost Impairments To International Trade: Lessons From Egypt

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  • ABLA M. ABDEL‐LATIF
  • JEFFREY B. NUGENT

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Increasing evidence indicates the relative importance of transaction costs in international market penetration by LDC manufactured goods exporters. This paper identifies the sources and nature of these costs and recommends policies capable of helping LDC exporters overcome transaction cost‐based obstacles to such exports. Data for the analysis are from questionnaires addressed to samples of manufactures exporters and trading intermediaries in Egypt.

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  • Abla M. Abdel‐Latif & Jeffrey B. Nugent, 1996. "Transaction Cost Impairments To International Trade: Lessons From Egypt," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 14(2), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:14:y:1996:i:2:p:1-14
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1996.tb00609.x
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