Energy efficiency gains from importing intermediate inputs: Firm-level evidence from Indonesia

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Imbruno, Michele; Ketterer, Tobias D.
• 署名单位: Universite Clermont Auvergne (UCA); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); University of Nottingham
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.06.014
• 发表日期: 2018
• 页码: 117-141
• 关键词: trade; intermediate inputs; Energy efficiency; environment; Indonesia

摘要

This paper investigates whether importing intermediate goods improves firm-level environmental performance in a developing country, using data from the Indonesian manufacturing sector. We build a simple theoretical model showing that trade integration of input markets entails energy efficiency improvements within importers relative to non-importers. To empirically isolate the impact of firm participation in foreign intermediate input markets we use 'nearest neighbour' propensity score matching and difference-in-difference techniques. Covering the period 1991-2005, we find evidence that becoming an importer of foreign intermediates boosts energy efficiency, implying beneficial effects for the environment.