It is assumed that added time to export adds cost to and lowers the volume of trade. Time delays may also affect the composition of trade and can disproportionately reduce trade in time-sensitive goods. This paper investigates the validity of these propositions using the World Bank Doing Business database and Enterprise Surveys for 64 developing countries. The authors find that in countries where there is longer time needed to export firms in time-sensitive...
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تفاصيل
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2009/11/01
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS5128
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1
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2010/7/01
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Disclosed
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Time as a determinant of comparative advantage
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export intensity