Export Diversification Effects of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

被引:70
作者
Beverelli, Cosimo [1 ]
Neumueller, Simon [2 ]
Teh, Robert [1 ]
机构
[1] World Trade Org, Geneva, Switzerland
[2] Grad Inst Int & Dev Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
关键词
trade facilitation; export diversification; international trade agreements; WTO; PERFORMANCE; IMPACT; COSTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.07.009
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
We estimate the effects of trade facilitation on export diversification, as measured by two extensive margins: the number of products exported by destination and the number of export destinations served by product. To address causality we use only exports of new products, or exports to new destinations. We find a positive impact of trade facilitation on the extensive margins of trade. The results are robust to alternative definitions of extensive margins, different sets of controls, and various estimation methods. Simulation results suggest substantial extensive margin gains from trade facilitation reform in Sub-Saharan Africa and in Latin America and the Caribbean. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:293 / 310
页数:18
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