Transport Mode and the Geography of Exchange Rate Pass-Through

Davide Del Prete, Aminur Rahman and Edoardo Tolva

No 12834, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: This paper examines how transport mode shapes the geography of exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) within Global Value Chains. Using transaction-level customs data from the Bangladeshi garment sector (2018–2024), we exploit the sharp depreciation of the Bangladeshi Taka in 2022 to compare maritime and air-based trade corridors through Chittagong seaport and Dhaka airport. We show that ERPT to exporter prices is incomplete on average and systematically lower in buyer–seller relationships that rely more intensively on air transport. This differential is concentrated in destinations and products where delivery speed is especially valuable, notably European fast-fashion markets.

Keywords: global value chains; exchange rate pass-through; transport mode; Bangladesh (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 D43 E31 L14 L22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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