Imports of intermediate inputs and plant survival

被引:29
作者
López, RA [1 ]
机构
[1] Indiana Univ, Dept Econ, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
关键词
imports; intermediate inputs; plant survival;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2006.01.025
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Previous studies have analyzed the effect of exporting on plant survival. No work has been done examining the role of importing intermediate inputs on survival. Using plant-level data from Chile we find that importing intermediate inputs increases the probability of survival. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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