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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Main Authors:	Cali, Massimiliano, Farole, Thomas, Kunaka, Charles, Wagle, Swarnim
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	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