Import Quota
A quantitative limit to imports of certain goods, often implemented to protect domestic industries.
Import Substitution
A strategy for the industrialization of less developed countries (LDCs), focusing on replacing imports with domestically produced substitutes.
Import Surcharge
A temporary additional tax on imports imposed to address balance-of-payments problems.
Import Tariff
A detailed look at import tariffs, their definition, meaning, and economic implications.
Importables
Goods of types which could be imported, whether or not they actually are.
Imported Inflation
Examining the phenomenon of imported inflation and its impact on domestic price levels.
Imports
An exploration of the concept of imports, including visible and invisible imports and their economic significance.
Imputed Charge for Consumption of Non-Trading Capital
An estimate of capital consumption in respect of government assets such as offices, schools, or hospitals which are not run as profit-making businesses.
Imputed Income
An explanation of the economic concept of imputed income, where value is attributed to non-cash benefits from the use of owned assets.