Time as a determinant of comparative advantage (English)

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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Li,Yue;

Wilson,John S.;
Document Date
2009/11/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5128
Volume No
1
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1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Time as a determinant of comparative advantage
Keywords
export intensity

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Li,Yue; Wilson,John S..

Time as a determinant of comparative advantage (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5128 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/794341468155125306

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