全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): DP6788 Lumpy Capacity Investment and Disinvestment Dynamics

G2TT

来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP6788
	DP6788 Lumpy Capacity Investment and Disinvestment Dynamics
	David Besanko; Ulrich Doraszelski; Mark Satterthwaite; Lauren Xiaoyuan Lu
发表日期	2008-04-23
出版年	2008
语种	英语
摘要	An emerging literature has demonstrated some unique characteristics of trade in differentiated products. This paper contributes to the literature by postulating that differentiated products may be subject to greater tariff evasion due to the difficulties associated with assessing their quality and price. Using product-level data on trade between Germany and 10 Eastern European countries during 1992-2003, we find empirical support for this hypothesis. We show that the trade gap, defined as the discrepancy between the value of exports reported by Germany and the value of imports from Germany reported by the importing country, is positively related to the level of tariff in 8 out of 10 countries. Further, we show that the responsiveness of the trade gap to the tariff level is greater for differentiated products than for homogenous goods. A one-percentage-point increase in the tariff rate is associated with a 0.4% increase in the trade gap in the case of homogenous products and a 1.7% increase in the case of differentiated products. Finally, the data indicate that while underreporting of quantities takes place for all products, only differentiated products are subject to misrepresentation of the import prices. There is no evidence of tariff evasion taking place through product misclassification.
主题	International Trade and Regional Economics
关键词	Differentiated products International trade Tariff evasion Transition economies
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp6788
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/535636
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	David Besanko,Ulrich Doraszelski,Mark Satterthwaite,et al. DP6788 Lumpy Capacity Investment and Disinvestment Dynamics. 2008.