This paper examines whether restrictive data policies impact trade in services over the internet. We have collected comparable information on a variety of policy measures that regulate data for a wide group of countries for the years 2006-2016. This information is compiled in a weighted index...

This paper examines how policies regulating the cross-border movement and domestic use of electronic data on the internet impact the productivity of firms in sectors relying on electronic data. In doing so, we collect regulatory information on a group of developed economies and create an index...

Does digital infrastructure increase trade benefits in services, and how large are these trade benefits? This paper uses the prevalence of countries' data centres and secure internet servers to investigate the impact of data-related infrastructures on services trade. Data centres and internet...