Sources of Trade Costs

In order to achieve successful trade facilitation objectives and goals in expanding trade opportunities, it is important for policy relevant research work to focus on identifying various sources of existing trade costs. The project research scope includes a review of data and indicators on trade transactions costs and a review of harmonized data sets for empirical analysis.

Papers:

• Institutional Quality, Infrastructure, and the Propensity to Export, Joseph Francois and Miriam Manchin
• Rules of Origin and Firm Heterogeneity, Svetlana Demidova, Hiau Looi Kee and Kala Krishna
• Do Trade Policy Differences Induce Sorting? Theory and Evidence From Bangladeshi Apparel Exporters, Svetlana Demidova, Hiau Looi Kee, Kala Krishna, Working Paper 12725
  

 

Last updated on Mar 16, 2009