Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI): Distribution Services

Asako Ueno, Massimo Geloso Grosso, Iza Lejárraga, Hildegunn Nordås, Sébastien Miroudot, Frédéric Gonzales and Dorothée Rouzet
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Asako Ueno: OECD
Massimo Geloso Grosso: OECD
Iza Lejárraga: OECD
Frédéric Gonzales: OECD

No 173, OECD Trade Policy Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This paper presents the services trade restrictiveness indices (STRIs) for distribution services. The STRIs are composite indices taking values between zero and one, zero representing an open market and one a market completely closed to foreign services providers. The indices are calculated for 40 countries, the 34 OECD members and Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa. The STRIs capture de jure restrictions. This report presents the first vintage of indicators for distribution services and captures regulations in force in 2013. The scores range between 0.02 and 0.40, with a sample average of 0.13. It is observed that the regulatory profile differs across countries. Restrictions on foreign ownership and other market entry conditions significantly contribute to the results for almost half of the countries covered by the STRI. The paper presents the list of measures included in the indices, the scoring and weighting system for calculating the indices and an analysis of the results.

Keywords: distribution services; regulation; services trade; services trade restrictions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F14 K33 L81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-11-04
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