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Trade times, importing, and exporting: Firm-level evidence

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This paper uses data on 11 industries in 85 developing countries to show that trade times matter for import and export performance at the firm-level. Firms import more intermediate inputs if import licensing times are shorter. They export more of their production if border clearance times are shorter, but tend to use third party distributors more if clearance times are longer. This is the first time that imports and indirect exports have been considered in the firm-level literature on trade facilitation.

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  • Shepherd, Ben, 2012. "Trade times, importing, and exporting: Firm-level evidence," MPRA Paper 41706, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Import Time; Export Time; Trade Facilitation; Developing Countries;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • O24 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Trade Policy; Factor Movement; Foreign Exchange Policy

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