The Data Chase : What's Out There on Trade Costs and Nontariff Barriers?

Trade costs and nontariff barriers are at the forefront of discussions on competitiveness and expanding trade opportunities for developing countries. This paper provides a summary overview of data and indicators relevant to these issues and has been informed by work underway at the World Bank on trade facilitation over the past several years to catalogue data sets and indicators. Although there has been progress in expanding data sets and developing policy-relevant indicators on trade costs and barriers, much more is needed. In order to assess progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, evaluating the impact of development projects, and whether meeting Aid for Trade goals will be met, for example, a dedicated and expansive new effort to collect and assess data is needed. This paper attempts to highlight gaps in data on trade costs and provides insight into the type of new data that might be developed in the future.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Bagai, Shweta, Wilson, John S.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-04
Subjects:	AD VALOREM, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AGRICULTURE, AIR, AIR TRANSPORT, AIRPORT, AIRPORT SECURITY, BENCHMARK, BENCHMARKING, BENCHMARKS, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER CROSSINGS, BOTTLENECKS, BRIBERY, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, CD, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPETITIVENESS INDEX, CONTROL OF CORRUPTION, COUNTRY MARKETS, CROSS-BORDER TRADE, CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION, CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES, CUSTOMS CLEARANCE, CUSTOMS FEES, CUSTOMS UNION, CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENTS, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, DOMESTIC SALES, ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC INFORMATION, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, EFFICIENT TRANSPORT, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS, ENTRY REGULATION, EUROPEAN UNION, EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS, EXPORT PRICES, EXPORT PROCEDURES, EXPORTERS, EXPORTING COUNTRY, EXPORTS, FIXED COSTS, FOREIGN COUNTRIES, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN MARKETS, FOREIGN TRADE, FREE TRADE, FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, FRICTIONAL COSTS, GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL TRADE, GLOBAL TRADING, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, HIGH TRANSPORT, IMPACT OF TRADE, IMPORT BARRIERS, IMPORT PRICES, IMPORT PROCEDURES, IMPORT STATISTICS, IMPORTS, INLAND WATERWAY, INLAND WATERWAYS, INSPECTION, INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL NORMS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE STATISTICS, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION, INVENTORY, INVESTOR CONFIDENCE, MARITIME TRANSPORT, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET STRUCTURE, NON-TARIFF BARRIERS, OUTSOURCING, POLICY RESEARCH, PORT FACILITIES, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTIVE USES, PROTECTIONIST MEASURES, RAILROAD, RAILWAY, REGIONAL ECONOMIES, REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RISK PREMIUM, ROAD, ROADS, RULE OF LAW, SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL DATA, TARIFF BARRIERS, TARIFF DATA, TARIFF LINE, TARIFF RATES, TARIFF REDUCTIONS, TARIFF SCHEDULE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL BARRIERS, TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TOURISM, TOURISM INDUSTRY, TRADE AGREEMENTS, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE CAPACITY, TRADE CLASSIFICATION, TRADE CONTROL MEASURES, TRADE COSTS, TRADE DATA, TRADE EFFECTS, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE FLOWS, TRADE INDICATORS, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE LOGISTICS, TRADE PATTERNS, TRADE POLICY, TRADE REGULATIONS, TRADE TRANSACTION, TRADING SYSTEM, TRAINS, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, TRANSIT, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MODE, TRANSPORT MODES, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, TRUCKS, TRUE, UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES, WELFARE LOSSES, WESTERN EUROPE, WORKING CAPITAL, WORLD TRADE, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6737274/data-chase-whats-out-trade-costs-nontariff-barriers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8701
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