Trade liberalization, input intermediaries and firm productivity: Evidence from China
(2020)
Journal Article
Defever, F., Imbruno, M., & Kneller, R. (2020). Trade liberalization, input intermediaries and firm productivity: Evidence from China. Journal of International Economics, 126, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2020.103329
We investigate theoretically and empirically the role of wholesalers in mediating the productivity effects of trade liberalization. Intermediaries provide indirect access to foreign produced inputs. The productivity effects of input tariff cuts on fi... Read More about Trade liberalization, input intermediaries and firm productivity: Evidence from China.