Input prices, productivity, and trade dynamics: long‐run effects of liberalization on Chinese paint manufacturers.

We develop a dynamic model to analyze the impact of input tariff liberalization on input prices, trading decisions, and productivity. Although input tariffs directly affect input price benefits of importing, their impact on trade participation generates indirect benefits through productivity improve...

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Published in:RAND Journal of Economics (Wiley-Blackwell) Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 516 - 561
Main Authors: Grieco, Paul L. E., Li, Shengyu, Zhang, Hongsong
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Sep2022
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