Estimating Trade Restrictiveness Indices

Studies of the impact of trade restrictiveness on growth, poverty, or unemployment are frequent in the academic literature. Few authors, however, provide a precise definition of what they mean by trade restrictiveness. When they do, the definition is unlikely to have tight links with trade theory. T...

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Main Authors:	Kee, Hiau Looi, Nicita, Alessandro, Olarreaga, Marcelo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Index Numbers and Aggregation leading indicators C430 Trade Policy International Trade Organizations F130
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5903

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spelling	okr-10986-59032021-04-23T14:02:23Z Estimating Trade Restrictiveness Indices Kee, Hiau Looi Nicita, Alessandro Olarreaga, Marcelo Index Numbers and Aggregation leading indicators C430 Trade Policy International Trade Organizations F130 Studies of the impact of trade restrictiveness on growth, poverty, or unemployment are frequent in the academic literature. Few authors, however, provide a precise definition of what they mean by trade restrictiveness. When they do, the definition is unlikely to have tight links with trade theory. The objective of this article is to fill this gap by providing for 78 developing and developed countries clearly defined indicators of trade restrictiveness that are well grounded in trade theory. Results suggest that poor countries tend to have more restrictive trade policies but they also face higher trade barriers on their exports. 2012-03-30T07:35:06Z 2012-03-30T07:35:06Z 2009 Journal Article Economic Journal 00130133 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5903 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	Studies of the impact of trade restrictiveness on growth, poverty, or unemployment are frequent in the academic literature. Few authors, however, provide a precise definition of what they mean by trade restrictiveness. When they do, the definition is unlikely to have tight links with trade theory. The objective of this article is to fill this gap by providing for 78 developing and developed countries clearly defined indicators of trade restrictiveness that are well grounded in trade theory. Results suggest that poor countries tend to have more restrictive trade policies but they also face higher trade barriers on their exports.
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author	Kee, Hiau Looi Nicita, Alessandro Olarreaga, Marcelo
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title	Estimating Trade Restrictiveness Indices
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Estimating Trade Restrictiveness Indices

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