Import restrictions and labor productivity: evidence from Argentina

dc.contributor.MentorHallak, Juan Carlos
dc.creator.AutorMartin, Rodrigo Tomas
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-08T18:13:24Z
dc.date.available2026-04-08T18:13:24Z
dc.date.issued2026-03
dc.descriptionFil: Martin, Rodrigo Tomas. Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía; Argentina.
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies how Argentina’s non-automatic import licenses (NAILs) affected manufacturing firms using ENDEI 2010–2012. A 10-percentage-point rise in sector–year exposure reduces importers’ labor productivity by about 0.36% relative to non-importers in the same sector–year. The channel runs through sales: firms reliant on regional suppliers contract, whereas firms sourcing from distant markets show no detectable response. Employment is broadly flat, with modest within-firm reallocation patterns.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.udesa.edu.ar/handle/10908/26299
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Economía
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleImport restrictions and labor productivity: evidence from Argentina
dc.typeTesis
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
dc.typeinfo:ar-repo/semantics/tesis de maestría
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/updatedVersion
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