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The impact of price variability on US imports of homogeneous inputs

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  • Gervais, Antoine

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In this paper, I quantify the impact of price variability on homogeneous intermediate goods imports. In product-level data, I find a country’s share of US imports is decreasing in the level and the variance of its unit price. This finding is consistent with a model of sourcing decisions in which risk averse final-goods firms choose the optimal distribution of intermediate inputs demand across suppliers.

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  • Gervais, Antoine, 2016. "The impact of price variability on US imports of homogeneous inputs," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 16-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:143:y:2016:i:c:p:16-19
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.03.002
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    1. Ashraf, Badar Nadeem & Qian, Ningyu & Shen, Yinjie (Victor), 2021. "The impact of trade and financial openness on bank loan pricing: Evidence from emerging economies," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 47(C).
    2. Gervais, Antoine, 2018. "Uncertainty, risk aversion and international trade," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 115(C), pages 145-158.
    3. Antoine Gervais, 2021. "Global sourcing under uncertainty," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 54(3), pages 1103-1135, November.

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    Keywords

    Homogeneous inputs; Imports; International trade; Uncertainty;
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    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade

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