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Pandemic-induced increases in container freight rates assessing their domestic effects in a globalized world

Authors:
José PULIDO
2022

The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the international transportation industry, causing container freight rates to reach record highs from late 2020 and into 2021. I evaluate the dynamic effects of the observed increases in container freight rates all around the world on the domestic inflation, real consumption, and the allocation of labor of a particular country (Colombia).