The Data Chase : What's Out There on Trade Costs and Nontariff Barriers?

Trade costs and nontariff barriers are at the forefront of discussions on competitiveness and expanding trade opportunities for developing countries. This paper provides a summary overview of data and indicators relevant to these issues and has been informed by work underway at the World Bank on tra...

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Main Authors:	Bagai, Shweta, Wilson, John S.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AD VALOREM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AGRICULTURE AIR AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORT AIRPORT SECURITY BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BENCHMARKS BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BOTTLENECKS BRIBERY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPACITY BUILDING CD COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITIVENESS INDEX CONTROL OF CORRUPTION COUNTRY MARKETS CROSS-BORDER TRADE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS FEES CUSTOMS UNION CUSTOMS UNION AGREEMENTS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DOMESTIC SALES ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC INFORMATION ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EFFICIENT TRANSPORT ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS ENTRY REGULATION EUROPEAN UNION EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT PRICES EXPORT PROCEDURES EXPORTERS EXPORTING COUNTRY EXPORTS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FRICTIONAL COSTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL TRADING GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HIGH TRANSPORT IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT PRICES IMPORT PROCEDURES IMPORT STATISTICS IMPORTS INLAND WATERWAY INLAND WATERWAYS INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL NORMS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL TRADE STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INVENTORY INVESTOR CONFIDENCE MARITIME TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MARKET STRUCTURE NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OUTSOURCING POLICY RESEARCH PORT FACILITIES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVE USES PROTECTIONIST MEASURES RAILROAD RAILWAY REGIONAL ECONOMIES REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RISK PREMIUM ROAD ROADS RULE OF LAW SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STATISTICAL DATA TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF DATA TARIFF LINE TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF SCHEDULE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL BARRIERS TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOURISM TOURISM INDUSTRY TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE CAPACITY TRADE CLASSIFICATION TRADE CONTROL MEASURES TRADE COSTS TRADE DATA TRADE EFFECTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE INDICATORS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE PATTERNS TRADE POLICY TRADE REGULATIONS TRADE TRANSACTION TRADING SYSTEM TRAINS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS TRUCKS TRUE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES WELFARE LOSSES WESTERN EUROPE WORKING CAPITAL WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6737274/data-chase-whats-out-trade-costs-nontariff-barriers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8701