The COVID-19 pandemics and import demand elasticities: evidence from China’s customs data

Abstract We study China’s import demand elasticities using HS 8-digit customs data on China’s provincial imports during January 2019 to March 2021. It is found that both direct bilateral exchange rate elasticity and third-country exchange rate elasticity are affected by (1) policies that these Asian...

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Main Authors: Weikang Zhang, Isabel K. M. Yan, Yin-Wong Cheung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2023-12-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02406-2