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| Title: | | Gotcha!: a profile of smuggling in international trade  |
| Authors: | | Berger, Helge Nitsch, Volker |
| Issue Date: | | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Diskussionsbeiträge des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftswissenschaft der Freien Universität Berlin 2008/6 |
| Abstract: | | This paper explores official trade data to identify patterns of smuggling in international trade. Our main measure of interest is the difference in matched partner trade statistics, i.e., the extent to which the recorded export value in the source country deviates from the reported import value in the destination country. Analyzing 4-digit product level data for the world’s five largest importers for the period from 2002-2006, we find that the reporting gaps are highly correlated with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly represent smuggling activities. |
| Subjects: | | Corruption illicit illegal trade statistics tariffs |
| JEL: | | D73 F14 F19 O17 O57 |
| ISBN: | | 3938369779 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Diskussionsbeiträge, FB Wirtschaftswissenschaft, FU Berlin
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