Grafe, Clemens; Raiser, Martin; Sakatsume, Toshiaki - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2006
This paper investigates the barriers to trade in Central Asia. While much of the existing literature on international … light on impediments to trade. It finds that the impact of borders on price variations across different locations in Central … country are just as large as variations across countries. This may be due to obstacles to trade, and in particular rent …