"The authors determine how time delays affect international trade using newly collected World Bank data on the days it …-sensitive to time-insensitive agricultural goods by 6 percent. "--World Bank web site …

least resistance from World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries to include trade facilitation in the Doha Round … learned from cross-country experiences, the EU and the World Bank organized two workshops in Dhaka (South Asian countries) and … presentations to the ongoing research work on trade facilitation. "--World Bank web site …

subset of the literature focusing on trade policy and integration into the world economy. Although in the longer run trade …. "--World Bank web site …

sizes around the world. Raballand and Aldaz-Carroll examine the case of pallets to illustrate the impact of multiplicity of … standards on trade costs. They select this case because pallets are used all around the world, pallet standards are not too … standards, the World Bank's strategy should be divided in two directions: to develop awareness of costs related to the …

The proliferation of regional trade agreements is fundamentally altering the world trade landscape. The number of … can have adverse effects on excluded countries. Lowering of border barriers around the world is crucial to minimizing … these effects. The completion of the Doha Development Agenda by all countries in the World Trade Organization will reduce …