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DESCRIPTION:TDPE presents: Fariha KamalThis paper\nexplores the role of ins
 titutions in partner countries in shaping the patterns\nof spatial concent
 ration of foreign suppliers that transact with U.S.\nimporters. The author
 s find that the spatial concentration of suppliers within\na country for a
 n importer\, as measured by a Herfindahl\nindex\, is decreasing in the qua
 lity of the origin country’s contracting\ninstitutions and transport infra
 structure. Additionally\, they find that spatial\nconcentration of supplie
 rs is lower for larger U.S. importers. Their findings\nare consistent with
  the idea that there might be a greater role for networks\namong trading f
 irms that operate within defined geographic boundaries\, in\nsurmounting h
 igher costs of matching imposed by weak institutions and\ninfrastructure.D
 r. Fariha\nKamal is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic Studies 
 at the U.S.\nCensus Bureau. Her primary research interests are in the fiel
 d of international\ntrade. Her current research investigates the causes an
 d consequences of\nindividual buyer-seller relationships in international 
 trade. Dr. Kamal earned\nher Ph.D. in Economics from Syracuse University. 
 She holds a M.B.A. from Clark\nUniversity and a B.A. in Economics from Mou
 nt Holyoke College.Sponsored by the Trade Development and Political Econom
 y Program at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\; 
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SUMMARY:TDPE Seminar Series Presents: Fariha Kamal
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p></p><p><b>TDPE presents: Fariha Kamal</b></
 p><p>This paper\nexplores the role of institutions in partner countries in
  shaping the patterns\nof spatial concentration of foreign suppliers that 
 transact with U.S.\nimporters. The authors find that the spatial concentra
 tion of suppliers within\na country for an importer\, as measured by a Her
 findahl\nindex\, is decreasing in the quality of the origin country’s cont
 racting\ninstitutions and transport infrastructure. Additionally\, they fi
 nd that spatial\nconcentration of suppliers is lower for larger U.S. impor
 ters. Their findings\nare consistent with the idea that there might be a g
 reater role for networks\namong trading firms that operate within defined 
 geographic boundaries\, in\nsurmounting higher costs of matching imposed b
 y weak institutions and\ninfrastructure.</p>Dr. Fariha\nKamal is a Senior 
 Economist at the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S.\nCensus Bureau. H
 er primary research interests are in the field of international\ntrade. He
 r current research investigates the causes and consequences of\nindividual
  buyer-seller relationships in international trade. Dr. Kamal earned\nher 
 Ph.D. in Economics from Syracuse University. She holds a M.B.A. from Clark
 \nUniversity and a B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College.<p><b><i>S
 ponsored by the Trade Development and Political Economy Program at the Moy
 nihan Institute of Global Affairs&nbsp\;</i></b></p><p> </p><p></p>
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