Disintegration and Trade Flows : Evidence from the Former Soviet Union
The authors study the effects of trade barriers and the persistence of past linkages on trade flows in the former Soviet Union. Estimating a gravity equation on trade among and between nine Russian regions and 14 former Soviet republics, they find that Russian regions traded 60 percent more with eac...
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okr-10986-214432021-04-23T14:04:02Z Disintegration and Trade Flows : Evidence from the Former Soviet Union Djankov, Simeon Freund, Caroline trade barriers regional trade transitional economies tariffs domestic trade business networks consumption patterns trade partners trade preferences absolute value ad valorem benchmark bilateral trade border trade capital stock central planning comparative advantage consignment country of origin currency customs customs duties development economics domestic trade elasticities elasticity elasticity of trade empirical studies exchange rate export shares exports external shocks factor endowments financial sector free trade GDP Global Integration GNP gravity equation gravity model income input-output tables international trade market structure monopolistic competition national economies non-tariff barriers quotas regional trade regionalism regionalization shipments tariff barriers tariff levels tariff rate tariff rates telecommunications theoretical models trade agreement trade barriers trade costs trade data trade flow data trade flows trade intensity trade liberalization trade more trade partner trade partners trade patterns trade policy trade values trading blocs trains transit transport costs trucks volume of trade wage differentials wages The authors study the effects of trade barriers and the persistence of past linkages on trade flows in the former Soviet Union. Estimating a gravity equation on trade among and between nine Russian regions and 14 former Soviet republics, they find that Russian regions traded 60 percent more with each other than with republics in the reform period (1994-96). By contrast, the Russian regions did not trade significantly more with each other than with republics in the pre-reform period (1987-90). The results suggest that the bias toward domestic trade in the reform period is primarily the result of tariffs. In addition, past linkages-such as infrastructure, business networks, and production and consumption chains-have limited the reorientation of trade. 2015-02-13T18:39:26Z 2015-02-13T18:39:26Z 2000-06 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21443 en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2378 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Commonwealth of Independent States Armenia Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russian Federation Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan |
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The authors study the effects of trade barriers and the persistence of past linkages on trade flows in the former Soviet Union. Estimating a gravity equation on trade among and between nine Russian regions and 14 former Soviet republics, they find that Russian regions traded 60 percent more with each other than with republics in the reform period (1994-96). By contrast, the Russian regions did not trade significantly more with each other than with republics in the pre-reform period (1987-90). The results suggest that the bias toward domestic trade in the reform period is primarily the result of tariffs. In addition, past linkages-such as infrastructure, business networks, and production and consumption chains-have limited the reorientation of trade. |
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Disintegration and Trade Flows : Evidence from the Former Soviet Union |
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Disintegration and Trade Flows : Evidence from the Former Soviet Union |
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Disintegration and Trade Flows : Evidence from the Former Soviet Union |
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Disintegration and Trade Flows : Evidence from the Former Soviet Union |
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Disintegration and Trade Flows : Evidence from the Former Soviet Union |
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