Quality trade and transportation costs

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2025
Volume: 257
Issue: C

Authors (2)

Okubo, Toshihiro (Keio University) Sasahara, Akira (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This study investigates quality trade using a declaration level customs dataset from 2014 to 2020. We find that high quality products tend to be traded with higher per-unit freight costs, lower ad valorem tariff rates, and with countries with higher GDP per capita, even after controlling firm-specific and product-specific time-invariant factors.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:257:y:2025:i:c:s0165176525005427
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26