Trade Fraud and Non-Tariff Measures
Similar to tariffs, non-tariff measures may induce trade fraud when they are restrictive. This paper examines whether discrepancies observed in the official trade statistics of importing and exporting countries are partly due to trade fraud from ev...
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okr-10986-376352022-07-06T05:10:36Z Trade Fraud and Non-Tariff Measures Kee, Hiau Looi Nicita, Alessandro TRADE TRADE FRAUD OFFICIAL TRADE STATISTICS DISCREPANCIES NON-TARIFF MEASURES TARIFF EVASION HOMOGENEOUS PRODUCTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Similar to tariffs, non-tariff measures may induce trade fraud when they are restrictive. This paper examines whether discrepancies observed in the official trade statistics of importing and exporting countries are partly due to trade fraud from evading border non-tariff measures. To capture the restrictiveness of non-tariff measures, the paper estimates the ad valorem equivalent with importer-exporter-product variations. It presents a theoretical model and empirical evidence showing that discrepancies increase with ad valorem equivalents, consistent with the trade fraud due to traders intentionally mis-declaring countries of origin or misclassifying products in order to evade border non-tariff measures. The results are driven by homogeneous products and the trade between developed and developing countries. 2022-07-05T21:03:00Z 2022-07-05T21:03:00Z 2022-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099458106292296273/IDU0b25d29bb0fa0e044ae0904c0235eb8c716a6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37635 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;10112 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC : World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper World |
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TRADE TRADE FRAUD OFFICIAL TRADE STATISTICS DISCREPANCIES NON-TARIFF MEASURES TARIFF EVASION HOMOGENEOUS PRODUCTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Kee, Hiau Looi Nicita, Alessandro Trade Fraud and Non-Tariff Measures |
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Similar to tariffs, non-tariff
measures may induce trade fraud when they are restrictive.
This paper examines whether discrepancies observed in the
official trade statistics of importing and exporting
countries are partly due to trade fraud from evading border
non-tariff measures. To capture the restrictiveness of
non-tariff measures, the paper estimates the ad valorem
equivalent with importer-exporter-product variations. It
presents a theoretical model and empirical evidence showing
that discrepancies increase with ad valorem equivalents,
consistent with the trade fraud due to traders intentionally
mis-declaring countries of origin or misclassifying products
in order to evade border non-tariff measures. The results
are driven by homogeneous products and the trade between
developed and developing countries. |
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Kee, Hiau Looi Nicita, Alessandro |
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Kee, Hiau Looi Nicita, Alessandro |
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Trade Fraud and Non-Tariff Measures |
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Trade Fraud and Non-Tariff Measures |
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Trade Fraud and Non-Tariff Measures |
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trade fraud and non-tariff measures |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099458106292296273/IDU0b25d29bb0fa0e044ae0904c0235eb8c716a6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37635 |
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