Market Structure and Market Access

The authors examine an issue at the nexus of domestic competition policy and international trade, the interaction between goods trade and market power in domestic trade and distribution sectors. Theory suggests a set of linkages between service-sec...

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Main Authors: Francois, Joseph, Wooton, Ian
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7412718/market-structure-market-access
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7200
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spelling okr-10986-72002021-04-23T14:02:33Z Market Structure and Market Access Francois, Joseph Wooton, Ian AGGREGATE TRADE AGGREGATE TRADE FLOWS AGREEMENT ON TRADE ANTITRUST POLICY APPAREL APPLIED TARIFF ARBITRAGE BARRIERS TO ENTRY BENEFITS OF TRADE BILATERAL TRADE BORDER TRADE CARTEL COLLUSION COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITION REGIMES COMPETITIVENESS CONCESSIONS CONSUMER SURPLUS CONSUMERS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS UNION CUSTOMS UNIONS DEMAND CURVE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC COMPETITION DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC REGULATION DOMESTIC TRADE DUOPOLY ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMETRICS EXPORT BARRIERS EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PRICE EXPORT QUANTITIES EXPORT SUPPLY EXPORT VOLUMES EXPORTERS EXPORTS FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AREA FREE TRADE AREAS GDP GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS GRAVITY EQUATION GRAVITY MODEL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT IMPERFECT COMPETITION IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT DATA IMPORT PRICE IMPORT PROTECTION IMPORT TARIFF IMPORT TARIFFS IMPORT TAX IMPORT VALUE IMPORTS INCOME INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COST OF PRODUCTION MARKET ACCESS MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET POWER MARKET STRUCTURE MARKETING MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE TRADE MERGERS MONOPOLY MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS OLIGOPOLY OPEN ECONOMIES OPEN ECONOMY PACIFIC REGION PATTERN OF TRADE POLITICAL ECONOMY PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PROFIT MARGIN PROFIT MAXIMIZATION PROTECTION DATA RETAIL RETAILING SALE SALES SERVICE MARKET SUBSTITUTION SUPPLIER SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CURVE SUPPLY FUNCTION SUPPLY SCHEDULE SURPLUS TARIFF DATA TARIFF LINE TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REVENUE TOTAL REVENUE TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIER TRADE BARRIERS TRADE BLOC TRADE DATA TRADE DISPUTE TRADE FLOWS TRADE IN GOODS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICY TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE VOLUME TRADE VOLUMES TRANSPORT COSTS VALUE OF TRADE VOLUME OF TRADE WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO ZERO TARIFF The authors examine an issue at the nexus of domestic competition policy and international trade, the interaction between goods trade and market power in domestic trade and distribution sectors. Theory suggests a set of linkages between service-sector competition and goods trade supported by econometrics involving imports of 22 OECD countries compared with 69 exporters. Competition in services affects the volume of goods trade. Additionally, because of interaction between tariffs and competition, the market structure of the domestic service sector becomes increasingly important as tariffs are reduced. Empirically service competition apparently matters most for exporters in smaller, poorer countries. The results also suggest that while negotiated agreements leading to cross-border services liberalization may boost goods trade as well, they may also lead to a fall in goods trade when such liberalization involves foreign direct investment leading to increased service sector concentration. 2012-06-05T21:20:24Z 2012-06-05T21:20:24Z 2007-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7412718/market-structure-market-access http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7200 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4151 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
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topic AGGREGATE TRADE
AGGREGATE TRADE FLOWS
AGREEMENT ON TRADE
ANTITRUST POLICY
APPAREL
APPLIED TARIFF
ARBITRAGE
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENEFITS OF TRADE
BILATERAL TRADE
BORDER TRADE
CARTEL
COLLUSION
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITION REGIMES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONCESSIONS
CONSUMER SURPLUS
CONSUMERS
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS UNION
CUSTOMS UNIONS
DEMAND CURVE
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMESTIC COMPETITION
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC REGULATION
DOMESTIC TRADE
DUOPOLY
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
ECONOMETRICS
EXPORT BARRIERS
EXPORT MARKET
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PRICE
EXPORT QUANTITIES
EXPORT SUPPLY
EXPORT VOLUMES
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
FOREIGN SUPPLIERS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AREA
FREE TRADE AREAS
GDP
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
GRAVITY EQUATION
GRAVITY MODEL
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
IMPERFECT COMPETITION
IMPORT BARRIERS
IMPORT DATA
IMPORT PRICE
IMPORT PROTECTION
IMPORT TARIFF
IMPORT TARIFFS
IMPORT TAX
IMPORT VALUE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL COST OF PRODUCTION
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET POWER
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKETING
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE TRADE
MERGERS
MONOPOLY
MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
OLIGOPOLY
OPEN ECONOMIES
OPEN ECONOMY
PACIFIC REGION
PATTERN OF TRADE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
PROFIT MARGIN
PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
PROTECTION DATA
RETAIL
RETAILING
SALE
SALES
SERVICE MARKET
SUBSTITUTION
SUPPLIER
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CURVE
SUPPLY FUNCTION
SUPPLY SCHEDULE
SURPLUS
TARIFF DATA
TARIFF LINE
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFF REVENUE
TOTAL REVENUE
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BARRIER
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE BLOC
TRADE DATA
TRADE DISPUTE
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE IN GOODS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE PERFORMANCE
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE VOLUME
TRADE VOLUMES
TRANSPORT COSTS
VALUE OF TRADE
VOLUME OF TRADE
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
ZERO TARIFF
spellingShingle AGGREGATE TRADE
AGGREGATE TRADE FLOWS
AGREEMENT ON TRADE
ANTITRUST POLICY
APPAREL
APPLIED TARIFF
ARBITRAGE
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENEFITS OF TRADE
BILATERAL TRADE
BORDER TRADE
CARTEL
COLLUSION
COMPETITION POLICY
COMPETITION REGIMES
COMPETITIVENESS
CONCESSIONS
CONSUMER SURPLUS
CONSUMERS
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS UNION
CUSTOMS UNIONS
DEMAND CURVE
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMESTIC COMPETITION
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC REGULATION
DOMESTIC TRADE
DUOPOLY
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
ECONOMETRICS
EXPORT BARRIERS
EXPORT MARKET
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PRICE
EXPORT QUANTITIES
EXPORT SUPPLY
EXPORT VOLUMES
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
FOREIGN SUPPLIERS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AREA
FREE TRADE AREAS
GDP
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS
GRAVITY EQUATION
GRAVITY MODEL
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
IMPERFECT COMPETITION
IMPORT BARRIERS
IMPORT DATA
IMPORT PRICE
IMPORT PROTECTION
IMPORT TARIFF
IMPORT TARIFFS
IMPORT TAX
IMPORT VALUE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL COST OF PRODUCTION
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET POWER
MARKET STRUCTURE
MARKETING
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE TRADE
MERGERS
MONOPOLY
MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
MULTILATERAL TRADE
MULTILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
OLIGOPOLY
OPEN ECONOMIES
OPEN ECONOMY
PACIFIC REGION
PATTERN OF TRADE
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
PROFIT MARGIN
PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
PROTECTION DATA
RETAIL
RETAILING
SALE
SALES
SERVICE MARKET
SUBSTITUTION
SUPPLIER
SUPPLIERS
SUPPLY CURVE
SUPPLY FUNCTION
SUPPLY SCHEDULE
SURPLUS
TARIFF DATA
TARIFF LINE
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFF REVENUE
TOTAL REVENUE
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BARRIER
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE BLOC
TRADE DATA
TRADE DISPUTE
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE IN GOODS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE PERFORMANCE
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE VOLUME
TRADE VOLUMES
TRANSPORT COSTS
VALUE OF TRADE
VOLUME OF TRADE
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
ZERO TARIFF
Francois, Joseph
Wooton, Ian
Market Structure and Market Access
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4151
description The authors examine an issue at the nexus of domestic competition policy and international trade, the interaction between goods trade and market power in domestic trade and distribution sectors. Theory suggests a set of linkages between service-sector competition and goods trade supported by econometrics involving imports of 22 OECD countries compared with 69 exporters. Competition in services affects the volume of goods trade. Additionally, because of interaction between tariffs and competition, the market structure of the domestic service sector becomes increasingly important as tariffs are reduced. Empirically service competition apparently matters most for exporters in smaller, poorer countries. The results also suggest that while negotiated agreements leading to cross-border services liberalization may boost goods trade as well, they may also lead to a fall in goods trade when such liberalization involves foreign direct investment leading to increased service sector concentration.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Francois, Joseph
Wooton, Ian
author_facet Francois, Joseph
Wooton, Ian
author_sort Francois, Joseph
title Market Structure and Market Access
title_short Market Structure and Market Access
title_full Market Structure and Market Access
title_fullStr Market Structure and Market Access
title_full_unstemmed Market Structure and Market Access
title_sort market structure and market access
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7412718/market-structure-market-access
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7200
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