Aid for Trade : Matching Potential Demand and Supply

This paper is designed to help both the beneficiary governments and donors of aid-for-trade identify countries that are under-performing in trade and which are receiving less aid for trade than their global performance might otherwise suggest is necessary. The authors develop ten measures of trade performance and capacity (including trade-related infrastructure, institutions, and incentives) to assess potential demand, and then look at country allocations of aid for trade to see which are receiving below-average amounts in the supply of aid for trade - relative to their potential demand. As they design national development strategies, countries may wish to consider giving greater attention to trade and requesting that donors allocate more aid for trade. As part of the analysis, the paper provides a conceptual framework for selecting indicators of trade performance and its policy determinants that the World Trade Organization and its partners might monitor closely as part of the aid for trade initiative.

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Main Authors: Gamberoni, Elisa, Newfarmer, Richard
Language:English
Published: 2009-07-01
Subjects:ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATION, AGGREGATE SUPPLY, AIR, AIR TRANSPORT, AIRPORTS, APPLIED TARIFF, AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR, AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY, BANK ACCOUNTS, BILATERAL TRADE, BORDER CROSSINGS, BORDER PROTECTION, BRIDGE, CAPITAL MARKET, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMODITY EXPORTS, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, COST OF TRANSPORT, COUNTRY MARKETS, CUSTOMS, DEBT, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DEVELOPING ECONOMIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, ECONOMIC SIZE, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPECTED VALUE, EXPORT BASKET, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORT INDUSTRIES, EXPORT MARKET, EXPORT MARKET SHARE, EXPORT MARKETS, EXPORT PERFORMANCE, EXPORT PRICES, EXPORT PROMOTION, EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCIES, EXPORT SALES, EXPORT TAX, EXPORTERS, EXPORTS, EXTERNAL BARRIERS, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FOREIGN CURRENCY, FOREIGN MARKET, FREE TRADE, FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, FREE TRADE AREA, FREIGHT, FREIGHT COSTS, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL EXPORT, GLOBAL MARKET, GLOBAL MARKETPLACE, GLOBAL MARKETS, GLOBAL TRADE, GRAVITY EQUATION, GRAVITY MODEL, GROWTH RATE, IMPORT MARKETS, IMPORT TARIFFS, IMPORTS, INCOME, INFLATION RATE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE COST, INTERMEDIATE INPUTS, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, ITC, LDCS, LEGAL SYSTEM, LEGAL SYSTEMS, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY, MARGINAL EFFECTS, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET DEMAND, MARKET SHARE, MARKET SHARES, MARKET SIZE, MEASURE OF TRADE, MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES, MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE PHONES, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NEW PRODUCT, OPENNESS, PER CAPITA INCOME, PORT INFRASTRUCTURE, PORTFOLIO, POSITIVE EFFECTS, PREFERENTIAL TARIFF, PRICE INCENTIVES, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC GOOD, QUALITY OF TRANSPORT, RAIL, RAIL LINES, RAILWAYS, REAL GROWTH RATES, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, ROAD, ROADS, SANITATION, SMALL COUNTRY, SPECIALIZATION, TARIFF ESCALATION, TARIFF LINES, TAX, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TERMS OF TRADE, TRACK RECORD, TRADE AGREEMENT, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE CAPACITY, TRADE CENTER, TRADE COSTS, TRADE DATA, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE FLOWS, TRADE INDICATORS, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE PARTNER, TRADE PATTERNS, TRADE PERFORMANCE, TRADE POLICY, TRADE REGIME, TRADE REGIMES, TRADE RESTRICTIONS, TRADE VOLUME, TRADE VOLUMES, TRANSIT, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRUE, UNDERDEVELOPED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, VOLATILITY, VOLUME OF TRADE, WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, WORLD ECONOMY, WORLD MARKET, WORLD MARKETS, WORLD TRADE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO,
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100405090736
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/4350
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