Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries : Measuring Progress and Assessing Priorities
This paper reviews recent progress and indicators of trade facilitation in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The findings show that import and export costs vary considerably in the member countries, from very low to mo...
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okr-10986-67152021-04-23T14:02:31Z Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries : Measuring Progress and Assessing Priorities Shepherd, Ben Wilson, John S. ABSOLUTE VALUE AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE AIM AIR AIR INFRASTRUCTURE AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AIRPORTS APPLIED TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFF BARRIERS TO ENTRY BASE YEAR BENCHMARK BENEFITS OF TRADE BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION BILATERAL TRADE CAPITAL GOODS CARGO COUNTERFACTUAL SIMULATIONS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC MARKET DRIVING ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC WELFARE ECONOMICS RESEARCH ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EXPORT COSTS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PERMITS EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORTERS EXPORTS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN MARKETS FREE TRADE FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS FUEL FUELS FULL LIBERALIZATION FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GOODS TRANSPORT GRAVITY MODEL GRAVITY MODELS IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT COST IMPORT COSTS IMPORT PRICES IMPORTS INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING INLAND WATERWAYS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADING INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM INTRAREGIONAL TRADE MARGINAL COSTS MARGINAL PRODUCTION MARITIME PORTS MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MARKET SIZE MARKET STRUCTURE MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION NATIONAL ECONOMY NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPENNESS PACIFIC REGION PORT FACILITIES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY OF TRANSPORT QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS REGIONAL TRADE ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD NETWORK ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING ROUTES SOURCING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF PROTECTION TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COSTS TRADE DATA TRADE EFFECTS TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRADE REFORM TRADE THEORIES TRAINS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION TRUE WORLD TRADE WTO This paper reviews recent progress and indicators of trade facilitation in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The findings show that import and export costs vary considerably in the member countries, from very low to moderately high levels. Tariff and non-tariff barriers are generally low to moderate. Infrastructure quality and services sector competitiveness range from fair to excellent. Using a standard gravity model, the authors find that trade flows in Southeast Asia are particularly sensitive to transport infrastructure and information and communications technology. The results suggest that the region stands to make significant economic gains from trade facilitation reform. These gains could be considerably larger than those from comparable tariff reforms. Estimates suggest that improving port facilities in the region, for example, could expand trade by up to 7.5 percent or $22 billion. The authors interpret this as an indication of the vital role that transport infrastructure can play in enhancing intra-regional trade. 2012-05-30T21:25:59Z 2012-05-30T21:25:59Z 2008-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9416618/trade-facilitation-asean-member-countries-measuring-progress-assessing-priorities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6715 English Policy Research Working Paper No. 4615 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia |
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ABSOLUTE VALUE AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE AIM AIR AIR INFRASTRUCTURE AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AIRPORTS APPLIED TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFF BARRIERS TO ENTRY BASE YEAR BENCHMARK BENEFITS OF TRADE BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION BILATERAL TRADE CAPITAL GOODS CARGO COUNTERFACTUAL SIMULATIONS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC MARKET DRIVING ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC WELFARE ECONOMICS RESEARCH ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EXPORT COSTS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PERMITS EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORTERS EXPORTS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN MARKETS FREE TRADE FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS FUEL FUELS FULL LIBERALIZATION FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GOODS TRANSPORT GRAVITY MODEL GRAVITY MODELS IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT COST IMPORT COSTS IMPORT PRICES IMPORTS INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING INLAND WATERWAYS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADING INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM INTRAREGIONAL TRADE MARGINAL COSTS MARGINAL PRODUCTION MARITIME PORTS MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MARKET SIZE MARKET STRUCTURE MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION NATIONAL ECONOMY NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPENNESS PACIFIC REGION PORT FACILITIES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY OF TRANSPORT QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS REGIONAL TRADE ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD NETWORK ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING ROUTES SOURCING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF PROTECTION TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COSTS TRADE DATA TRADE EFFECTS TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRADE REFORM TRADE THEORIES TRAINS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION TRUE WORLD TRADE WTO |
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ABSOLUTE VALUE AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE AIM AIR AIR INFRASTRUCTURE AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORT AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AIRPORTS APPLIED TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFF BARRIERS TO ENTRY BASE YEAR BENCHMARK BENEFITS OF TRADE BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION BILATERAL TRADE CAPITAL GOODS CARGO COUNTERFACTUAL SIMULATIONS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC MARKET DRIVING ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATES ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC WELFARE ECONOMICS RESEARCH ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EXPORT COSTS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PERMITS EXPORT SUBSIDIES EXPORTERS EXPORTS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN MARKETS FREE TRADE FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS FUEL FUELS FULL LIBERALIZATION FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GOODS TRANSPORT GRAVITY MODEL GRAVITY MODELS IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT COST IMPORT COSTS IMPORT PRICES IMPORTS INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING INLAND WATERWAYS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADING INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM INTRAREGIONAL TRADE MARGINAL COSTS MARGINAL PRODUCTION MARITIME PORTS MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MARKET SIZE MARKET STRUCTURE MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION NATIONAL ECONOMY NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPENNESS PACIFIC REGION PORT FACILITIES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY OF TRANSPORT QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS REGIONAL TRADE ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD NETWORK ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING ROUTES SOURCING SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF PROTECTION TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COSTS TRADE DATA TRADE EFFECTS TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRADE REFORM TRADE THEORIES TRAINS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION TRUE WORLD TRADE WTO Shepherd, Ben Wilson, John S. Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries : Measuring Progress and Assessing Priorities |
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South Asia East Asia and Pacific Southeast Asia |
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Policy Research Working Paper No. 4615 |
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This paper reviews recent progress and
indicators of trade facilitation in member countries of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The findings show
that import and export costs vary considerably in the member
countries, from very low to moderately high levels. Tariff
and non-tariff barriers are generally low to moderate.
Infrastructure quality and services sector competitiveness
range from fair to excellent. Using a standard gravity
model, the authors find that trade flows in Southeast Asia
are particularly sensitive to transport infrastructure and
information and communications technology. The results
suggest that the region stands to make significant economic
gains from trade facilitation reform. These gains could be
considerably larger than those from comparable tariff
reforms. Estimates suggest that improving port facilities in
the region, for example, could expand trade by up to 7.5
percent or $22 billion. The authors interpret this as an
indication of the vital role that transport infrastructure
can play in enhancing intra-regional trade. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Shepherd, Ben Wilson, John S. |
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Shepherd, Ben Wilson, John S. |
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Shepherd, Ben |
| title |
Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries : Measuring Progress and Assessing Priorities |
| title_short |
Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries : Measuring Progress and Assessing Priorities |
| title_full |
Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries : Measuring Progress and Assessing Priorities |
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Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries : Measuring Progress and Assessing Priorities |
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Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries : Measuring Progress and Assessing Priorities |
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trade facilitation in asean member countries : measuring progress and assessing priorities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9416618/trade-facilitation-asean-member-countries-measuring-progress-assessing-priorities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6715 |
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