Estimating Trade Restrictiveness Indices
Studies of the impact of trade restrictiveness on growth, poverty, or unemployment are frequent in the academic literature. Few authors, however, provide a precise definition of what they mean by trade restrictiveness. When they do, the definition is unlikely to have tight links with trade theory. The objective of this article is to fill this gap by providing for 78 developing and developed countries clearly defined indicators of trade restrictiveness that are well grounded in trade theory. Results suggest that poor countries tend to have more restrictive trade policies but they also face higher trade barriers on their exports.
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | EN |
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2009
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| Subjects: | Index Numbers and Aggregation, leading indicators C430, Trade Policy, International Trade Organizations F130, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5903 |
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