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This study estimates the effect of trade facilitation measures implementation on trade costs in Asia and the Pacific using data from the United Nations Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation. Impact of different sets of measures are considered, from a basic set of...
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Trade facilitation policies intend to simplify administrative processes and accelerate the handling of shipments across borders. Recent research shows that these policies have substantial effects on trade flows. In this chapter, we discuss what the existing evidence for trade implies for the...
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The development of transport corridors and better trade facilitation enhance cross-border trade flows and stimulate economic integration via stronger regional cooperation. Against this backdrop, this paper intends to analyze the effect of trade facilitation indicators (TFIs) on trade flows in...
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Institutional trade barriers constitute substantial constraints for a number of exporters and importers. These barriers …
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This paper investigates the role of trade costs for exporter dynamics in Africa. In comparison to exporters from other … exporters facing difficulties maintaining trade relationships. The analysis also confirms that trade costs are a crucial factor … in explaining exporter performance in Africa vis-à-vis other regions, but also among African countries. Trade costs play …
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This up-to-date and informative book provides a comprehensive treatment of the costs of trading across borders and of trade facilitation policies. While traditional tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade have been reduced, international trade continues to involve higher costs in money and time...
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