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

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicroeconometric Studies of Firms' Imports and Exports : Advanced Methods of Analysis and Evidence from German Enterprises
EditorsJoachim Wagner
Number of pages16
Place of PublicationNew Jersey
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co.
Publication date16.03.2021
Pages375-390
ISBN (print)978-1-78634-968-2
ISBN (electronic)978-1-78634-969-9, 978-1-78634-970-
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Publication statusPublished - 16.03.2021

Bibliographical note

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

  • Germany, Imports, Multiple import sourcing, Transaction level data
  • Economics