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The effect of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures on Vietnam's rice exports

In: EconomiA 19 (2018) 2, pp. 251-265

We have witnessed increasing concerns about the impacts of food safety standards on agricultural trade. This paper explores how Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures affect Vietnam's rice exports. Using different estimation methods to handle overdispersion and zero trade flows for data of...

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The effects of trade facilitation on trade performance in Africa

Sakyi, Daniel; Afesorgbor, Sylvanus Kwaku - In: Journal of African Trade 6 (2019) 1/2, pp. 1-15

Institutional trade barriers constitute substantial constraints for a number of exporters and importers. These barriers are multidimensional and they impede trade flows and trade performance of many developing countries, including African countries. In particular, the International Trade Centre...

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Trade costs and demand-enhancing effects of agrifood standards: Consequences for Sub-Saharan Africa

Djimgou Tchakounte, Aristide; Fiankor, Dela-Dem - In: Journal of African Trade 8 (2021) 1, pp. 51-64

Agrifood standards impede trade by increasing compliance costs, but they can also enhance trade by signalling quality. This paper disentangles the trade costs and demand-enhancing effects of two important standards-technical barriers to trade, and sanitary and phytosanitary measures-on (i)...

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Trade integration in West Africa: Does the quality of institutions matter?

Gammadigbe, Vigninou - In: Journal of African Trade 8 (2021) 1, pp. 65-81

When asked why the level of intra-regional trade in West Africa is low despite regional integration efforts, the literature highlights the poorly diversified structure of economies, the non-application of community arrangements, the inconsistency or mismanagement of trade policies, supply...

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Determinants of global coffee trade: Do RTAs matter? Gravity model analysis

Abafita, Jemal; Tadesse, Tekilu - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-22

This study investigates the patterns of global coffee trade flows and identifies the major determinants of global coffee trade by incorporating RTAs as important variable. Gravity modeling with OLS and PPML estimator was employed for the analysis using panel data on bilateral coffee trade flows...

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Determinants of international tourism: Empirical evidence from three Mediterranean countries

Malaj, Emi; Malaj, Visar - In: Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing 9 (2023) 2, pp. 66-72

Purpose: This paper investigates the main factors of international tourist arrivals to three Mediterranean destinations, namely Greece, Albania and Montenegro. Methods: A gravity model for panel data was used to analyze the number of tourists from twenty of the most important origin countries...

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The governance impact on the Romanian trade flows: An augmented gravity model

Tamaș, Anca; Miron, Dumitru - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 23 (2021) 56, pp. 276-289

The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of the quality of the Romanian governance process on the trade with EU countries between 2007 and 2018 using an augmented gravity model. The panel data method was used in order to cope with heteroskedasticity. The sample covers 12 years and includes...

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Assessing the Inbound Tourism Efficiency of European Countries in China: 2006-2019

Wu, Liudan; Hao, Lili; Wu, Lingzhi; Gao, Ruize; Chen, Ji - In: Amfiteatru Economic 25 (2023) 63, pp. 625-642

. In this study, 35 European countries and China were selected as samples and influencing factors of tourism efficiency … from 2006 to 2019. The results show that (1) the inbound tourism efficiency of European countries in China is jointly … inefficiency factors that affect the inbound tourism efficiency of European countries in China are diversified;(3) the inbound …

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A sensitivity analysis on the impact of regional trade agreements in bilateral trade flows

Ahcar Olmos, Jaime Rafael; Rodríguez-Barco, David - In: Estudios de Economía 47 (2020) 2, pp. 193-219

We estimate the effect of RTAs on bilateral exports by means of a gravity model analyzing its sensitivity to different specifications and methods. RTAs generate a sizable positive effect. However, shifting to country-pair and time-varying fixed effects systematically reduces coefficients....

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Gravity-model specification for tourism flows: The case of Albania

Malaj, Visar - In: CES Working Papers 12 (2020) 2, pp. 144-155

The tourism sector plays a crucial role in economic growth of developing countries. Tourism increases business and employment opportunities and contributes to the development of local infrastructure. The preservation of cultural heritage and the promotion of peace between nations are other...

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