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Trade policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis : evidence from a new data set

Evenett, Simon J.; Fiorini, Matteo; Fritz, Johannes; … - 2020

This paper presents new high-frequency data on trade policy changes targeting medical and food products since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, documenting how countries used trade policy instruments in response to the health crisis on a week-by-week basis. The data set reveals a rapid...

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Covid-19 and food protectionism : the impact of the pandemic and export restrictions on world food markets

Espitia, Alvaro; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele - 2020

This paper analyzes the impact of Covid-19 and uncooperative trade policies on world food markets. It quantifies the … percent on average. Escalating export restrictions would multiply the initial shock by a factor of 3, with world food prices …

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The heterogeneous effects of trade policy uncertainty : how much do trade commitments boost trade?

Osnago, Alberto; Piermartini, Roberta; Rocha, Nadia - 2018

current system of commitments boosts trade by between 10 and 30 percent, compared with a world where at any moment tariffs …

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How much will the Belt and Road Initiative reduce trade costs?

Soyres, François de; Mulabdic, Alen; Murray, Siobhan; … - 2018

shipment times and trade costs. For the world, the average reduction in shipment time will range between 1.2 and 2.5 percent …

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Equity, welfare, and the setting of trade policy in general equilibrium

Francois, Joseph F.; Rojas-Romagosa, Hugo - 2005

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Institutions, infrastructure, and trade

Francois, Joseph F.; Manchin, Miriam - 2007

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Pandemic trade : Covid-19, remote work and global value chains

Espitia, Alvaro; Mattoo, Aaditya; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, … - 2021

This paper studies the trade effects of Covid-19 using monthly disaggregated trade data for 28 countries and multiple trading partners from the beginning of the pandemic to June 2020. Regression results based on a sector-level gravity model show that the negative trade effects induced by...

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The evolution of deep trade agreements

Mattoo, Aaditya; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele - 2020

This paper presents new data on the content of preferential trade agreements. The data contain detailed information on the 18 policy areas most frequently covered in preferential trade agreements, focusing on the stated objectives, substantive commitments, and other aspects such as transparency,...

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Deep trade agreements and global value chains

Laget, Edith; Osnago, Alberto; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele - 2018

, but the impact varies by income group. Provisions outside the current mandate of the World Trade Organization (investment … under the current World Trade Organization mandate (tariff reduction and customs facilitation) drive the effect of trade …

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How preferential is preferential trade?

Espitia, Alvaro; Mattoo, Aaditya; Mimouni, Mondher; … - 2018

World trade is increasingly ruled by preferential trade agreements (PTAs), but their precise nature remains relatively … Trade Center and the World Bank. The data set covers 5,203 products, 199 reporters, and 239 partners, representing … approximately 97 percent of world imports in 2016. There are three main findings. First, PTAs have significantly widened the scope …

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