Several studies have reported a large negative effect of national borders on the volume of trade. We provide new … distance, the negative effect of international borders on goods trade in a standard gravity equation is lowered by around 15 …%. Time-related trade costs account for an additional 10% reduction in the border effect. Overall these results point to the …

trade liberalisation. This paper uses the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and National Treasury (NT) firm-level panel … to assess the response of South African firms to trade policy changes and demand shocks in destination markets between … firm level. Also, trade liberalisation policies in the destination country positively affect the number of exported goods …

Services play a more important role in trade and employment in the United Kingdom than in most other OECD countries …. The UK services sector is supported by an open and transparent trade regime, policies that support competition and …, certain barriers to services trade remain. This report sheds light on the role of services trade in the UK economy, describing …

While services account for almost 80% of GDP in the United States and a growing share of global trade, regulatory … barriers to services trade around the world are still high. Using a hypothetical liberalisation scenario, this paper assesses … the potential reduction of trade costs that could be achieved in 17 US services sectors. The analysis relies on the OECD …

trade in value added (TiVA) between 2005 and 2015. Changes in international production systems are examined with particular …

, including host country policies and bilateral factors, including trade, investment and tax agreements. The findings confirm that … policy and economic factors, including labour costs and international trade agreements, influence the divestment decision, on …

global agro-food trade through strong regional production growth and increasing consumer demands from population growth and … regions producers and consumers. However, growth in trade has lessened in recent years with projections suggesting a further … slowing over the medium term. This study explores the role that agro-food trade and participation in agro-food global value …

This study explores feasibility of regional rice market integration by examining the impacts on production and trade … integrate the rice markets of Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) countries and the role that trade policy can play to help … the agricultural sector adjust to pressures created from freer trade in rice within this region. While regional rice …

The rapid integration of emerging market economies (EMEs) into world trade over the past three decades has raised … widespread concerns about the effects this is having on trade-exposed sectors in advanced OECD countries. An analysis of … international trade patterns of over 4000 products between 1995 and 2015 shows that the export product overlap between advanced OECD …