dc.contributor.author | Medin, Hege | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-04T14:25:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-04T14:25:01Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017-12-04T09:29:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1894-650X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2475766 | |
dc.description.abstract | Recent studies suggest that firms can reduce fixed trade costs by hiring intermediaries like trading companies. I argue that customs brokers – a type of intermediary rarely studied in economics before – can play a similar role. Using panel data of Norwegian trade transactions, I show that such brokers are commonly used to clear goods through customs. I find indications of lower sunk costs as well as fixed trade costs for firms that hire such services. However, engaging brokers can be risky, and traders in high-risk products like food are more likely to self-declare. Results are similar for importing and exporting, indicating that customs brokers facilitate both modes of trade. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | NUPI | nb_NO |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | NUPI Working Paper;880 | |
dc.rights | Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell-DelPåSammeVilkår 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | Internasjonal handel | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Trade | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Middlemen in internatinal trade | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Mellommenn i internasjonal handel | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Matvarehandel | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Food trade | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Tollklarering | nb_NO |
dc.subject | Customs clearing | nb_NO |
dc.title | Customs-brokers as facilitators in international trade | nb_NO |
dc.type | Research report | nb_NO |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | nb_NO |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Samfunnsøkonomi: 212 | nb_NO |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Economics: 212 | nb_NO |
dc.source.pagenumber | 32 | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1522238 | |
dc.relation.project | Norges forskningsråd: 233836 | nb_NO |
cristin.unitcode | 7471,17,0,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Internasjonal økonomi | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |