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October 3, 2025

Import Smuggling in the Philippines: An Economic Analysis

MMMahar MangahasUniversity of the Philippines System

Key Points

The study estimates the level of import smuggling, focusing on various economic influences affecting traders' choices.
Key evidence includes identifying factors that drive smuggling activities, informing policies on trade and enforcement.
Using a microeconomic model, the analysis examines traders' decisions to engage in import smuggling based on trade conditions.
This research supports understanding the dynamics of smuggling, which can inform effective policy interventions.

Abstract

This study attempts to generate an estimate of import smuggling using Philippine data on import trade. Through the development of microeconomic model, it tries to explain the level of smuggling activity in terms of factors impinging on the trader’s decision to engage in smuggling.

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Mahar Mangahas (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e01f6472a13f609b3bb0c5 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.62986/pjd1984.11.2a

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