scholarly journals Import demand in developing countries

1992 ◽  
pp. 279-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Faini ◽  
Lant Pritchett ◽  
Fernando Clavijo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Import Demand

scholarly journals Do U.S. Cotton Subsidies Affect Competing Exporters? An Analysis of Import Demand in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Muhammad ◽  
Lihong McPhail ◽  
James Kiawu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Price Competition ◽  
The United States ◽  
Import Demand

We estimate the demand for imported cotton in China and assess the competitiveness of cotton-exporting countries. Given the assertion that developing countries are negatively affected by U.S. cotton subsidies, our focus is the price competition between the United States and competing exporters (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, India, and Uzbekistan). We further project how U.S. programs affect China's imports by country. Results indicate that if U.S. subsidies make other exporting countries worse off, this effect is lessened when global prices respond accordingly. If subsidies are eliminated, China's cotton imports may not fully recover from the temporary spike in global prices.

scholarly journals The Functional Form of the Aggregate Import Demand Equation: Evidence from Developing Countries

1988 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khwaja Sarmad
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Functional Form ◽  
Methodological Problem ◽  
Import Demand ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Demand Equation ◽  
Demand Elasticities ◽  
Log Linear ◽  
The Impact

The specification of the appropriate functional form of the aggregate import demand equation is an important methodological problem, which affects the estimates of demand elasticities and the conclusions about the impact of policy changes. In the absence of any guidance from economic theory we determine the appropriate form empirically using a generalized functional form based on the Box-Cox method and find, that for a large number of developing countries the log-linear form is the prefer. red choice for the aggregate import demand equation.

scholarly journals A Critical Appraisal of the Import Demand Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-72
Author(s):  
Khyati Khaturia ◽  
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Nand Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Import Demand ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Trade Restrictions ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
The World

Increased globalization has led to an increase in interdependence among countries at the world level. Substantial reduction in trade restrictions and the implementation of WTO rules contributed to a rise in exports and imports of most developing countries. But the study of imports in comparison to that of exports is considered more important for the fact that the production for exports requires imports in the first place. By explaining and reviewing the methodologies the study aims to identify the research gaps prevalent in the area and provide a direction for future research. It has been found that panel data techniques have not found that place in the literature as the time series techniques have so there is a need for application of the same.

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