Multiple import sourcing: First evidence for German enterprises from manufacturing industries

Joachim Wagner

doi:10.1142/9781786349699_0021

Multiple import sourcing: First evidence for German enterprises from manufacturing industries

Joachim Wagner^*

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Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

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Abstract

This paper uses information on import transactions by German firms from 2009 to 2012 merged with information on characteristics of the importers taken from surveys by the Statistical Offices to document that a large share of importers engage in multiple import sourcing by importing the same good from more than one source country in a year and that a large share of total imports is due to multiple sourcing. It is shown that the probability of multiple import sourcing and the share of imports from multiple sourcing in total imports increase with firm productivity and firm size after controlling for detailed industry affiliation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Microeconometric Studies of Firms' Imports and Exports : Advanced Methods of Analysis and Evidence from German Enterprises
Editors	Joachim Wagner
Number of pages	16
Place of Publication	New Jersey
Publisher	World Scientific Publishing Co.
Publication date	16.03.2021
Pages	375-390
ISBN (Print)	978-1-78634-968-2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-78634-969-9, 978-1-78634-970-
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9781786349699_0021
Publication status	Published - 16.03.2021

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Publisher Copyright: © 2021 World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd. Originally published in Open Economies Review 29 (2018), 165–175. Reprinted/adapted by permission from Springer Nature Customer Service Centre GmbH: Springer Nature.

Research areas and keywords

Germany
Imports
Multiple import sourcing
Transaction level data
Economics

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Multiple Import Sourcing: First Evidence for German Enterprises from Manufacturing Industries
Wagner, J., 01.02.2018, In: Open Economies Review. 29, 1, p. 165-175 11 p.
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Microeconometric Studies of Firms' Imports and Exports: Advanced Methods of Analysis and Evidence from German Enterprises. ed. / Joachim Wagner. New Jersey: World Scientific Publishing Co., 2021. p. 375-390.

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Multiple import sourcing: First evidence for German enterprises from manufacturing industries

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