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A Practical Mathematical Model For Implicit Export Taxes

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  • Chen, Jianda

    (The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise)

  • Choi, Samuel

    (The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise)

Abstract

In economies plagued by weak economic fundamentals and strict exchange rate controls, a phenomenon can occur where the true value of the local currency is less than that of the official rate. This gives rise to a black market exchange rate which heavily subsidizes imports at the expense of exporters. Governments are obligated to finance this discrepancy through implicit export taxation. This paper provides a mathematical framework which captures the dynamic between governments and exports in the context of black market premiums and currency controls.

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  • Chen, Jianda & Choi, Samuel, 2020. "A Practical Mathematical Model For Implicit Export Taxes," Studies in Applied Economics 156, The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise.
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