Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services

Services play a broad and strategic role in the economy. Trade in services has been expanding rapidly because technological improvements have reduced the cost of cross-border exchange from infinity to virtually zero, thereby allowing for new export...

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Main Authors:	Saez, Sebastian, Goswami, Arti Grover
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACTIVISM BARRIERS TO TRADE BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SERVICES COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTORS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DOMESTIC TRADE ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC POLICY EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES ENGINEERING SERVICES EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION GRAVITY MODEL GROWTH POLICY GROWTH VOLATILITY HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLICY INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES LEARNING LIBERALIZATIONS MARKET FAILURES MARKET SIZE MULTILATERAL TRADE OPENNESS PATTERNS OF TRADE POLITICAL ECONOMY PROGRAMS REGRESSION ANALYSIS REGULATORS REGULATORY BARRIERS REGULATORY REGIMES RESEARCH CENTERS SPECIALIZATION TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE DATA TRADE DETERMINANTS TRADE DIVERSIFICATION TRADE EFFECT TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRANSPARENCY WELFARE GAINS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13054409/uncovering-developing-countries-performance-trade-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10141

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spelling	okr-10986-101412021-04-23T14:02:48Z Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services Saez, Sebastian Goswami, Arti Grover ACTIVISM BARRIERS TO TRADE BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SERVICES COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTORS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DOMESTIC TRADE ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC POLICY EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES ENGINEERING SERVICES EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION GRAVITY MODEL GROWTH POLICY GROWTH VOLATILITY HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLICY INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES LEARNING LIBERALIZATIONS MARKET FAILURES MARKET SIZE MULTILATERAL TRADE OPENNESS PATTERNS OF TRADE POLITICAL ECONOMY PROGRAMS REGRESSION ANALYSIS REGULATORS REGULATORY BARRIERS REGULATORY REGIMES RESEARCH CENTERS SPECIALIZATION TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE DATA TRADE DETERMINANTS TRADE DIVERSIFICATION TRADE EFFECT TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRANSPARENCY WELFARE GAINS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO Services play a broad and strategic role in the economy. Trade in services has been expanding rapidly because technological improvements have reduced the cost of cross-border exchange from infinity to virtually zero, thereby allowing for new export activities. Trade in services, particularly business services, has become an element of export diversification for many developing countries. Besides traditional activities such as tourism, activities such as health and information and communication services are among the most successful services exports. This note focuses on the determinants of trade in services for developing countries. 2012-08-13T10:32:14Z 2012-08-13T10:32:14Z 2010-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13054409/uncovering-developing-countries-performance-trade-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10141 English Economic Premise; No. 39 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ACTIVISM BARRIERS TO TRADE BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SERVICES COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTORS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DOMESTIC TRADE ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC POLICY EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES ENGINEERING SERVICES EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION GRAVITY MODEL GROWTH POLICY GROWTH VOLATILITY HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLICY INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES LEARNING LIBERALIZATIONS MARKET FAILURES MARKET SIZE MULTILATERAL TRADE OPENNESS PATTERNS OF TRADE POLITICAL ECONOMY PROGRAMS REGRESSION ANALYSIS REGULATORS REGULATORY BARRIERS REGULATORY REGIMES RESEARCH CENTERS SPECIALIZATION TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE DATA TRADE DETERMINANTS TRADE DIVERSIFICATION TRADE EFFECT TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRANSPARENCY WELFARE GAINS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
spellingShingle	ACTIVISM BARRIERS TO TRADE BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS SERVICES COMMUNICATION SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTORS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISTRIBUTION SERVICES DOMESTIC TRADE ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC POLICY EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES ENGINEERING SERVICES EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION GRAVITY MODEL GROWTH POLICY GROWTH VOLATILITY HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION INCOME INDUSTRIAL POLICY INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES LEARNING LIBERALIZATIONS MARKET FAILURES MARKET SIZE MULTILATERAL TRADE OPENNESS PATTERNS OF TRADE POLITICAL ECONOMY PROGRAMS REGRESSION ANALYSIS REGULATORS REGULATORY BARRIERS REGULATORY REGIMES RESEARCH CENTERS SPECIALIZATION TAX TAX INCENTIVES TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOURISM TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE DATA TRADE DETERMINANTS TRADE DIVERSIFICATION TRADE EFFECT TRADE IN GOODS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRANSPARENCY WELFARE GAINS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO Saez, Sebastian Goswami, Arti Grover Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services
relation	Economic Premise; No. 39
description	Services play a broad and strategic role in the economy. Trade in services has been expanding rapidly because technological improvements have reduced the cost of cross-border exchange from infinity to virtually zero, thereby allowing for new export activities. Trade in services, particularly business services, has become an element of export diversification for many developing countries. Besides traditional activities such as tourism, activities such as health and information and communication services are among the most successful services exports. This note focuses on the determinants of trade in services for developing countries.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Saez, Sebastian Goswami, Arti Grover
author_facet	Saez, Sebastian Goswami, Arti Grover
author_sort	Saez, Sebastian
title	Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services
title_short	Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services
title_full	Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services
title_fullStr	Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services
title_full_unstemmed	Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services
title_sort	uncovering developing countries’ performance in trade in services
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13054409/uncovering-developing-countries-performance-trade-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10141
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Uncovering Developing Countries’ Performance in Trade in Services

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