This paper examines the implications of global production sharing for the measurement of price elasticities in international trade using a unique disaggregated dataset relating to US manufacturing imports. It is found that imports of parts and components are remarkably less sensitive to changes...

When an anti-dumping (AD) duty is imposed, a foreign exporting firm must decide whether to stay in the market and how to price its product. This paper investigates both of these decisions, but focuses on firm pricing by exploring the pass-through of the AD duty. Our model of exporter behavior...

This study assesses the determinants of demand function of import for Pakistan by using different variables, including exchange rate, real per capita income, and foreign exchange reserves. The main objective of this study is identifying the variable’s which determined import demand of Pakistan...

The recent global economic crisis which originated in the global North but quickly spread to the global South has raised questions about the desirability and viability of export regimes primarily orientated towards the markets of high-income countries. The experience of crisis and contagion made...

Due to the unavailability of time series data on domestic market clearing price of imports, the estimation of notional price and income elasticities of aggregate import demand remains a daunting task for a large number of developing countries. This paper develops a structural econometric model...