This paper considers the asymmetric effect of Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) policies on heterogeneous exporters …, based on matching a detailed panel of French firm exports to a new database of Trade Facilita- tion Indicators (TFIs …) released recently by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). We analyze the effect of these TFIs on …

This paper considers the asymmetric effect of Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) policies on heterogeneous exporters …, based on matching a detailed panel of French firm exports to a new database of Trade Facilitation Indicators (TFIs) released … recently by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). We analyze the effect of these TFIs on three …

developing and developed countries. However, partly due to remaining at-the-border trade costs, SMEs continue to be less … represented in international trade – as direct exporters or importers – than larger firms. Drawing on cross-country data from the … World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES), together with the OECD Trade by Enterprise Characteristics (TEC), this paper looks at …

role in realizing the trade potential between the two countries. Connecting India and Pakistan by the land route offers … connecting India and Pakistan to Central Asia and East Asia, this paper makes an attempt to examine trade between India and … while taking into account the implications of trade policy for transporting goods; suggests measures to address these …

cooperation should aim to reduce both intra- and inter- regional trade facilitation gaps as well as to expand the connectivity …. South Asia has to enact its own connectivity and trade facilitation arrangement to take forward the agenda of South Asian … trade facilitation and connectivity in the region. South Asia connectivity needs a new vision to compete globally. This …

This study estimates the effect of trade facilitation measures implementation on trade costs in Asia and the Pacific … using data from the United Nations Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation. Impact of … different sets of measures are considered, from a basic set of measures to ensure compliance with the World Trade Organization …

EU, allowing us to focus on those effects that are specifically attributable to further trade liberalization in the Doha …. Our Doha scenarios include agriculture, manufactures, and services liberalization, and trade facilitation. With …

The role of international trade was irreplaceable at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, especially the trade in … medical supplies and food for all affected countries. Trade as a part of this crisis, certainly should not be an element of … further countries' closing and new trade barriers implementation. On the contrary, it could be a way to exceed these problems …

Trade facilitation policies intend to simplify administrative processes and accelerate the handling of shipments across … borders. Recent research shows that these policies have substantial effects on trade flows. In this chapter, we discuss what … the existing evidence for trade implies for the provision of transportation services. In addition, we make use of a …

the trade administrations. Improvements to border procedures and processes leading to border procedures can save billions … of dollars for the region, create markets for exporters and enhance trade diversification for both imports and exports …. Using a microeconomic model, we establish the benefit of improvement to trade administration processes by comparing the cost …