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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...

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Governance, corruption, and trade in the Asia Pacific region

Abe, Kazutomo - 2008

"This paper examines the impact of reducing corruption and improving transparency to lower trade costs in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation region. The authors find, based on a computable general equilibrium model, significant potential trade and welfare gains for Asia Pacific Economic...

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A road to trust

Labonne, Julien - 2008

"The authors explore the relationship between transaction costs and generalized trust. Using panel data from 2,100 households in 135 rural communities of the Philippines, the paper shows that where transaction costs are reduced (proxied by road construction), there is an increase in generalized...

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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...

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Access to capital in rural Thailand : An estimated model of formal versus informal credit

Gine, Xavier - 2005

"The aim of this paper is to understand the mechanism underlying access to credit. Gine focuses on two important aspects of rural credit markets in Thailand. First, moneylenders and other informal lenders coexist with formal lending institutions such as government or commercial banks, and more...

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The transactions costs of primary market issuance : the case of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico

Zervos, Sara - 2004

"Zervos documents the precise costs of debt and equity issuance, both domestically and internationally, for firms in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Costs include investment banking and legal fees, regulatory and exchange listing costs, rating agency fees, and expenditures for marketing and...

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Korea Blockchain Ecosystem

World Bank - 2021

exploration and adoption of emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, edge-computing, internet of things (IoT), 5G, etc. Korea … blockchain ecosystem is the first of the series and provides a short description of the blockchain technology and its potential … for solving development challenges and key highlights of the Korea blockchain ecosystem. Blockchain is a decentralized …

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Persistent Organic Pollutants : Backyards to Borders

World Bank - 2013

Chemicals are used in the production of many items that we depend on every day. Evidence demonstrates that certain organic chemicals are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic and that these chemicals cause long-term harm to the health of human beings and the planet s environment. Throughout the...

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Biosafety Regulation : A Review of International Approaches

World Bank - 2013

The focus of this report is crop biotechnology, as developing countries are faced with evaluating genetically engineered plants for human, livestock, and environmental safety. These genetically engineered plants can potentially contribute to agricultural productivity in developing regions when...

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Environmental Valuation and Greening the National Accounts : Challenges and Initial Practical Steps

World Bank - 2013

The national accounts are the single most important source of information about the economy, and are widely used in all countries to assess economic performance and for policy analysis. However, the national accounts have a number of well-known shortcomings when it comes to treatment of the...

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