Integrating Border Regions : Connectivity and Competitiveness in South Asia
Deeper regional integration can be beneficial especially for regions along international borders. It can open up new markets on opposite sides of borders and give consumers wider access to cheaper goods. This paper uses data from five contiguous di...
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ACCESS TO MARKETS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURE AIRPORT ARBITRAGE AUCTION AUCTION SYSTEM AUCTIONS BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE BORDER REGIONS BOTTLENECKS BRAND BRIDGE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS PRACTICES CAR CASH CROPS CATCHMENT AREA CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION PRICE CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS CURRENCY DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECT BENEFICIARIES DOMESTIC MARKET DRIVING DUMPING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC SPECIALIZATION ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ECONOMICS LITERATURE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE DUTY EXPENDITURE EXPORT MARKET EXPORTS FAIR FARMER FARMERS FEASIBILITY STUDY FOOD PRODUCTS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREIGHT GDP GDP PER CAPITA HIGH INCOME REGIONS HIGHWAY HILLY REGION HOME COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ILLITERACY INCOME INLAND WATERWAYS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE SHARES INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IRRIGATION LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF INFORMATION ABOUT MARKETS LAND TRANSPORT LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARKET ACCESS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET STRUCTURES MARKETING MEANS OF TRANSPORT MEAT METROPOLITAN REGIONS MIDDLEMEN MILK MOBILITY MONOPOLY MOTOR VEHICLES NEW MARKETS OUTSOURCING PATENTS PAYMENT SYSTEM PERIPHERAL REGIONS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DENSITY PORT FACILITIES PORT OF ENTRY POTENTIAL DEMAND POVERTY DATA POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY RATE PRICE CHANGES PRICE COMPARISONS PRICE DIFFERENTIAL PRICE DIFFERENTIALS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCTION SIDE PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PRODUCTION STRUCTURES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROPERTY RIGHTS RAIL RAIL NETWORKS RAILWAY REAL INCOME REGIONAL AVERAGES REGIONAL CENTER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL HUB REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL MARKET REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL OFFICES REGIONAL STANDARDS REPUTATION RETAIL RETAIL TRADE ROAD ROADS ROUTE RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION SALE SALES SALES AGREEMENT SAVINGS SCHOOLING SINGLE MARKET SMALL FARMERS SPATIAL INEQUALITIES SPATIAL INEQUALITY SPREAD STORAGE FACILITIES STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUB-REGION SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL OUTPUT TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE OPPORTUNITIES TRADE OPPORTUNITY TRADE POLICIES TRADEMARK TRADING BLOCS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRIPS TRUCKS TRUE VALUE ADDED VEGETABLES VEHICLE VEHICLE OWNERS VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT VOLATILITY WAGES WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WHOLESALE TRADE WINTER MONTHS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WTO |
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ACCESS TO MARKETS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURE AIRPORT ARBITRAGE AUCTION AUCTION SYSTEM AUCTIONS BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE BORDER REGIONS BOTTLENECKS BRAND BRIDGE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS PRACTICES CAR CASH CROPS CATCHMENT AREA CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION PRICE CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS CURRENCY DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECT BENEFICIARIES DOMESTIC MARKET DRIVING DUMPING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC SPECIALIZATION ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ECONOMICS LITERATURE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE DUTY EXPENDITURE EXPORT MARKET EXPORTS FAIR FARMER FARMERS FEASIBILITY STUDY FOOD PRODUCTS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREIGHT GDP GDP PER CAPITA HIGH INCOME REGIONS HIGHWAY HILLY REGION HOME COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ILLITERACY INCOME INLAND WATERWAYS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE SHARES INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IRRIGATION LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF INFORMATION ABOUT MARKETS LAND TRANSPORT LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARKET ACCESS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET STRUCTURES MARKETING MEANS OF TRANSPORT MEAT METROPOLITAN REGIONS MIDDLEMEN MILK MOBILITY MONOPOLY MOTOR VEHICLES NEW MARKETS OUTSOURCING PATENTS PAYMENT SYSTEM PERIPHERAL REGIONS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DENSITY PORT FACILITIES PORT OF ENTRY POTENTIAL DEMAND POVERTY DATA POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY RATE PRICE CHANGES PRICE COMPARISONS PRICE DIFFERENTIAL PRICE DIFFERENTIALS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCTION SIDE PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PRODUCTION STRUCTURES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROPERTY RIGHTS RAIL RAIL NETWORKS RAILWAY REAL INCOME REGIONAL AVERAGES REGIONAL CENTER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL HUB REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL MARKET REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL OFFICES REGIONAL STANDARDS REPUTATION RETAIL RETAIL TRADE ROAD ROADS ROUTE RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION SALE SALES SALES AGREEMENT SAVINGS SCHOOLING SINGLE MARKET SMALL FARMERS SPATIAL INEQUALITIES SPATIAL INEQUALITY SPREAD STORAGE FACILITIES STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUB-REGION SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL OUTPUT TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE OPPORTUNITIES TRADE OPPORTUNITY TRADE POLICIES TRADEMARK TRADING BLOCS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRIPS TRUCKS TRUE VALUE ADDED VEGETABLES VEHICLE VEHICLE OWNERS VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT VOLATILITY WAGES WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WHOLESALE TRADE WINTER MONTHS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WTO Cali, Massimiliano Farole, Thomas Kunaka, Charles Wagle, Swarnim Integrating Border Regions : Connectivity and Competitiveness in South Asia |
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South Asia South Asia Bangladesh India Nepal |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6987 |
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Deeper regional integration can be
beneficial especially for regions along international
borders. It can open up new markets on opposite sides of
borders and give consumers wider access to cheaper goods.
This paper uses data from five contiguous districts of
India, Nepal, and Bangladesh in the northeast of the
subcontinent to measure the degrees of trade complementarity
between districts. The paper illustrates that the regions
are underexploiting the potential of intraregional commerce.
Price wedges of up to 90 percent in some important
consumption products along with measures of complementarity
between households' production and consumption suggest
the potential for relatively large gains from deeper trade
integration. Furthermore, an examination of a specific
supply chain of tea highlights factors that help industries
scale up, aided by institutions such as an organized auction
and decent physical and legal infrastructure. However,
districts alike in geography but located across
international boundaries face different development
prospects, suggesting that gains from reduced
"thickness of borders" would not accrue
automatically. Much rests on developing intrinsic industry
competitiveness at home, including the reform of regulatory
and business practices and infrastructural bottlenecks that
prevent agglomeration of local economies. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Cali, Massimiliano Farole, Thomas Kunaka, Charles Wagle, Swarnim |
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Cali, Massimiliano Farole, Thomas Kunaka, Charles Wagle, Swarnim |
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Cali, Massimiliano |
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Integrating Border Regions : Connectivity and Competitiveness in South Asia |
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Integrating Border Regions : Connectivity and Competitiveness in South Asia |
| title_full |
Integrating Border Regions : Connectivity and Competitiveness in South Asia |
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Integrating Border Regions : Connectivity and Competitiveness in South Asia |
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Integrating Border Regions : Connectivity and Competitiveness in South Asia |
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integrating border regions : connectivity and competitiveness in south asia |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19898923/integrating-border-regions-connectivity-competitiveness-south-asia-integrating-border-regions-connectivity-competitiveness-south-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19390 |
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okr-10986-193902021-04-23T14:03:52Z Integrating Border Regions : Connectivity and Competitiveness in South Asia Cali, Massimiliano Farole, Thomas Kunaka, Charles Wagle, Swarnim ACCESS TO MARKETS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURE AIRPORT ARBITRAGE AUCTION AUCTION SYSTEM AUCTIONS BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE BORDER REGIONS BOTTLENECKS BRAND BRIDGE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS PRACTICES CAR CASH CROPS CATCHMENT AREA CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONNECTIVITY CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION BASKET CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION PRICE CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS CURRENCY DATA AVAILABILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECT BENEFICIARIES DOMESTIC MARKET DRIVING DUMPING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC SPECIALIZATION ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC STRUCTURES ECONOMICS LITERATURE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCISE DUTY EXPENDITURE EXPORT MARKET EXPORTS FAIR FARMER FARMERS FEASIBILITY STUDY FOOD PRODUCTS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREIGHT GDP GDP PER CAPITA HIGH INCOME REGIONS HIGHWAY HILLY REGION HOME COUNTRY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ILLITERACY INCOME INLAND WATERWAYS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE SHARES INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE IRRIGATION LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF INFORMATION ABOUT MARKETS LAND TRANSPORT LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARKET ACCESS MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET STRUCTURES MARKETING MEANS OF TRANSPORT MEAT METROPOLITAN REGIONS MIDDLEMEN MILK MOBILITY MONOPOLY MOTOR VEHICLES NEW MARKETS OUTSOURCING PATENTS PAYMENT SYSTEM PERIPHERAL REGIONS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DENSITY PORT FACILITIES PORT OF ENTRY POTENTIAL DEMAND POVERTY DATA POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAPPING POVERTY RATE PRICE CHANGES PRICE COMPARISONS PRICE DIFFERENTIAL PRICE DIFFERENTIALS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCTION SIDE PRODUCTION STRUCTURE PRODUCTION STRUCTURES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROPERTY RIGHTS RAIL RAIL NETWORKS RAILWAY REAL INCOME REGIONAL AVERAGES REGIONAL CENTER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL HUB REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL MARKET REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL OFFICES REGIONAL STANDARDS REPUTATION RETAIL RETAIL TRADE ROAD ROADS ROUTE RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION SALE SALES SALES AGREEMENT SAVINGS SCHOOLING SINGLE MARKET SMALL FARMERS SPATIAL INEQUALITIES SPATIAL INEQUALITY SPREAD STORAGE FACILITIES STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUB-REGION SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL OUTPUT TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE OPPORTUNITIES TRADE OPPORTUNITY TRADE POLICIES TRADEMARK TRADING BLOCS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT OFFICIALS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRIPS TRUCKS TRUE VALUE ADDED VEGETABLES VEHICLE VEHICLE OWNERS VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT VOLATILITY WAGES WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WHOLESALE TRADE WINTER MONTHS WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WTO Deeper regional integration can be beneficial especially for regions along international borders. It can open up new markets on opposite sides of borders and give consumers wider access to cheaper goods. This paper uses data from five contiguous districts of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh in the northeast of the subcontinent to measure the degrees of trade complementarity between districts. The paper illustrates that the regions are underexploiting the potential of intraregional commerce. Price wedges of up to 90 percent in some important consumption products along with measures of complementarity between households' production and consumption suggest the potential for relatively large gains from deeper trade integration. Furthermore, an examination of a specific supply chain of tea highlights factors that help industries scale up, aided by institutions such as an organized auction and decent physical and legal infrastructure. However, districts alike in geography but located across international boundaries face different development prospects, suggesting that gains from reduced "thickness of borders" would not accrue automatically. Much rests on developing intrinsic industry competitiveness at home, including the reform of regulatory and business practices and infrastructural bottlenecks that prevent agglomeration of local economies. 2014-08-15T19:09:09Z 2014-08-15T19:09:09Z 2014-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/07/19898923/integrating-border-regions-connectivity-competitiveness-south-asia-integrating-border-regions-connectivity-competitiveness-south-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19390 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6987 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia South Asia Bangladesh India Nepal |