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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. |
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