This paper studies the consequences of a U.S. cabotage law for Puerto Rico (PR). Data on ship arrivals in PR show that the fleet of U.S. vessels that call there lacks capacity for carrying non-containerized freight. Empirical estimation using trade data shows that PR’s imports of sea-shipped final products are biased against U.S. mainland sources. This bias is strongest for heavy products and products not typically shipped in containers. Among upstream...
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2024/05/21
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS10780
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2024/05/21
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Economic Consequences of Cabotage Restrictions : The Effect of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico