Firm-to-firm connections in Colombian imports

Bernard, Andrew B., Bøler, Esther Ann and Dhingra, Swati ORCID: 0000-0001-5468-3415 (2018) Firm-to-firm connections in Colombian imports. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1543). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

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The vast majority of world trade flows is between firms. Only recently has research in international trade started to emphasize the importance of the connections between exporters and importers both in aggregate trade flows and in the negative relationship between trade and geographic distance. This chapter documents the role of firm-to-firm connections in trade flows and the formation and duration of these importer-exporter relationships. Using customs data from Colombia for 1995-2014, we are able to identify both the Colombian importing firm and the foreign exporter in every Colombian import and export transaction. We document both the nature of these bilateral trading relationships and their evolution over time.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Authors
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
JEL classification:	F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade
Date Deposited:	26 Jun 2018 16:04
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 04:57
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/88693

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