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On the conservation of distance in international trade
Berthelon, Matias - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523041
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Trading on time
Djankov, Simeon - 2006
partners by 70 kilometers on average. Delays have an even greater impact on developing country exports and exports of time …-sensitive goods, such as perishable agricultural products. In particular, a day's delay reduces a country's relative exports of time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522152
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Trade policy, trade costs, and developing country trade
Hoekman, Bernard M. - 2008
"This paper briefly reviews new indices of trade restrictiveness and trade facilitation that have been developed at the World Bank. The paper also compares the trade impact of different types of trade restrictions applied at the border with the effects of domestic policies that affect trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520962
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The data chase : what's out there on trade costs and nontariff barriers ?
Bagai, Shweta - 2006
"Trade costs and nontariff barriers are at the forefront of discussions on competitiveness and expanding trade opportunities for developing countries. This paper provides a summary overview of data and indicators relevant to these issues and has been informed by work underway at the World Bank...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522161
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How do differing standards increase trade costs? : the case of pallets
Aldaz-Carroll, Enrique - 2005
"The pallet is a platform used for storing, handling, and transporting products. There are hundreds of different pallet 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522680
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Globalization, growth, and poverty : building an inclusive world economy
Collier, Paul (contributor); Dollar, David (contributor) - 2002
Globalisation is already a powerful force for poverty reduction as societies and economies around the world are becoming more integrated. Although this international integration presents considerable opportunities for developing countries, it also contains significant risks. Associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479557
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Geopolitical interests and preferential access to U.S. markets
Lederman, Daniel - 2005
provide new estimates of the impact of transport and transactions costs beyond distance. In the standard gravity estimation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522668
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Georgia Economic Impact of East-West Highway Phase 2 : Assessing the Impact of East-West Highway Investments on Exports through Gravity Modeling
World Bank - 2016
.1 percent increase in exports transported by road while no significant effect is estimated for exports on other transport modes … (rail, sea, and air); (ii) the resulting increase in exports by road was reflected by a decrease in exports transported by …) only exports of time-sensitive products responded positively and significantly to improvements in the EWH during the 2006 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644483
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Kenya Exports Performance Overview
World Bank - 2012
percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Kenya's weak engine remains its exports, which have been declining sharply in … relative importance. Kenya's top four main exports do not earn enough to pay for oil imports, not to mention other imports. It … exports Kenya's future growth. This paper focuses on five issues: 1) overall trade orientation and export growth; 2 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248045