Analysis reveals that reducing export freight rates could harm developing countries by raising import charges.
The author refutes the common belief that developing countries bear the burden of freight rates on both imports and exports. He concludes that a reduction in export rates would actually harm them, as it would lead to an increase in freight charged to importers, who cannot pass it on.
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