second, new channel we identify is China reducing its own input tariffs. Our results show that China's lower input tariffs … increased its imported inputs, boosting Chinese firms' productivity and their export values and varieties. Lower input tariffs …

We analyze the impact of input tariffs on the export status and export performance of processing firms. From a … theoretical model with heterogeneous downstream firms, we show that lower input tariffs may increase the export sales of the high … productive firms. In addition, our result suggests that, whether lower input tariffs increase total exports sales and jobs, a …