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How U.S. tariffs impact China’s domestic sourcing: Evidence from firm-to-firm transactions

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  • Chen, Binkai
  • Guo, Dongmei
  • Li, Yuting
  • Xia, Junjie
  • Xu, Mingzhi

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This paper investigates how tariff shocks influence the domestic performance of Chinese firms, leveraging quarterly data on both international and domestic transactions from 2017 to 2018. Our analysis uncovers several key findings: (i) a one percent increase in export tariffs leads to a 0.235 percent increase in sales to domestic buyers, suggesting that higher export costs drive suppliers to prioritize domestic markets, primarily affecting the extensive margin; (ii) a similar increase in countervailing import tariffs results in a 0.995 percent decrease in domestic purchases, underscoring a complementary relationship between China’s imported intermediates and domestic products; (iii) larger firms exhibit smaller magnitudes of domestic sales and are more likely to reduce their domestic intermediate inputs in response to a negative external risk. These findings highlight that understanding the complementary relationship between imports and domestic inputs is crucial for developing strategies to mitigate the adverse effects of tariff policies on domestic production.

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  • Chen, Binkai & Guo, Dongmei & Li, Yuting & Xia, Junjie & Xu, Mingzhi, 2025. "How U.S. tariffs impact China’s domestic sourcing: Evidence from firm-to-firm transactions," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:jimfin:v:150:y:2025:i:c:s0261560624002031
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2024.103216
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    Keywords

    Trade war; Tariff shock; Firm behavior; Complementary;
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    JEL classification:

    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • F60 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - General
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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