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The Role of Distance in Determining International Transport Costs: Evidence from Philippine Import Data
Kuwamori, Hiroshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006
This paper presents an empirical investigation of the appropriateness of distance as a determinant of international … transport costs by using Philippine import data. This study addresses three specific questions. First, does distance really … matter in the determination of transport costs? Second, if distance is a significant factor, what is the magnitude of its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005227592
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The effect of EU environmental regulation on international trade : restriction of hazardous substance as a trade barrier
Honda, Keiichiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012
In 2003 the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) was established in the EU, which limited the trade of machinery, electrical and electronic equipment that have at least one of the substances considered hazardous under RoHS directive. Since countries trading with the EU must comply with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010547636
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Myanmar's non-resource export potential after the lifting of economic sanctions : a gravity model analysis
Kubo, Koji - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
Easing of economic sanctions by Western countries in 2012 augmented the prospect that Myanmar will expand its exports. On the other hand, a sharp rise in natural resource exports during the sanctions brings in a concern about the "Dutch disease". This study projects Myanmar's export potential by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134410
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Transport costs, distance, and time : evidence from the Japanese Census of Logistics
Tanaka, Kiyoyasu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2010
Geographic distance is a standard proxy for transport costs under the simple assumption that freight fees increase … monotonically over space. Using the Japanese Census of Logistics, this paper examines the extent to which transport distance and … heterogeneity in transport costs and time across shipping modes. Consistent with an iceberg formulation of transport costs, distance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564651
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Do export promotion agencies increase exports?
Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Lee, Hyun-Hoon; Park, Donghyun - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
In this paper, we examine the role of export promotion agencies (EPAs) in promoting exports from Japan and Korea. Looking at two home countries enables us to tackle endogeneity issues by controlling for both country-pair time-invariant characteristics and importing country time-varying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365995
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Trade obstacles, inventory level of inputs, and internationalization of enterprise activities : a comparison between Southeast Asia and Latin America
Ueki, Yasushi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
This paper investigates the impact of trade barriers such as customs clearance, subjective trade obstacles (customs and trade regulations), and inventory of inputs on the internationalization of enterprises in Southeast Asia and Latin America, using the World Bank's enterprise surveys. Empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890188
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The middle-income trap from the viewpoint of trade structures
Kumagai, Satoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
In this study, we try to elucidate the middle-income trap from the viewpoint of international trade. We conduct regression analyses on the relationship between income level and net export ratios for different types of goods for trapped and non-trapped samples separately. Our findings indicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960464
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On the variety of Mexico's export goods
Ito, Tadashi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015
This paper examines the evolution of the variety of Mexico’s export goods using disaggregated trade data. Both the econometric estimation analyses using the raw data and the one using an improved version of Feenstra and Kee's (2004, 2007) methodology proposed in this paper show that NAFTA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213711
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Product quality and intra-industry trade
Ito, Tadashi; Okubo, Toshihiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
In this study, we argue that the conventional intra-industry trade (IIT) index does not address the quality issue directly and propose a methodology to make full use of unit-price gap information to deduce quality differences between simultaneously exported and imported products. By applying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213714
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The source of sustainable growth in Costa Rica
Nabeshima, Kaoru; Ito, Tadashi; Tanaka, Kiyoyasu; … - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015
Costa Rica has some concerns for the "middle income trap" stemming from her perceived weakening export competitiveness, intensifying competition in attracting FDI inflow; and apparent lack of innovation capabilities. Quantitative analyses on the impact of recent FTAs suggest only large firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213717