proliferated. These regulations, collectively known as Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs), can be imposed on both imports and exports …. Using descriptive indicators, NTMs could be measured with coverage ratios (CR), frequency indices (FI), and prevalence … scores (PS). For instance, the CR for all NTMs is found to be at 99.6 percent, which means that practically all of the …

Non-tariff measures (NTMs) can affect trade performance of trading partners. In addition to trade performance, the NTMs … taken regarding NTMs because they have very sensitive and invisible linkages with SDGs. Furthermore, when there are … legitimate needs to impose such NTMs, sufficient time should be given to the trading partners to put in place measures and …

proliferated. These regulations, collectively known as Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs), can be imposed on both imports and exports …. Using descriptive indicators, NTMs could be measured with coverage ratios (CR), frequency indices (FI), and prevalence … scores (PS). For instance, the CR for all NTMs is found to be at 99.6 percent, which means that practically all of the …

We propose aggregation indices of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) to quantify their protectionism relative to international … NTM literature, one concerned with the aggregation of various NTMs into operational indices for econometric and modeling … purposes, and the other attempting to evaluate the protectionism of NTMs. The data used in the application come from a large …

This paper provides brief historical account leading to new UNCTAD initiatives on NTMs, documents UNCTAD activities on … NTMs and definition and classification of NTMS …