SOURDIN, Patricia; POMFRET, Richard - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) - 2009
This paper develops an Index of Trade Costs for ASEAN Member Countries, 1990-2007 based on the gap between cif and fob values of ASEAN exports to Australia. The cif/fob gap is a commonly used aggregate measure of trade costs, and Australia is a useful benchmark for ASEAN countries because it is...
