Export Destinations and Input Prices

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Paulo Bastos

World Bank; Technical University of Lisbon (UTL) - Research Unit on Complexity and Economics (UECE); ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management,Universidade de Lisboa

Joana Silva

World Bank

Eric A. Verhoogen

Columbia University - School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA); IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Date Written: May 2014

Abstract

This paper examines the extent to which the destination of exports matters for the input prices paid by firms, using detailed customs and firm-product-level data from Portugal. We use exchange-rate movements as a source of variation in export destinations and find that exporting to richer countries leads firms to charge more for outputs and pay higher prices for inputs, other things equal. The results are supportive of the hypothesis that an exogenous increase in average destination income leads firms to raise the average quality of goods they produce and to purchase higher-quality inputs.

Keywords: inputs, international trade, Portugal, prices, product quality

JEL Classification: F1, L1, O1

Suggested Citation

Bastos, Paulo and Silva, Joana and Verhoogen, Eric A., Export Destinations and Input Prices (May 2014). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9985, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3098173

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