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Working Papers

2023

1. Leveraging Trade for More and Better Job Opportunities in Developing Countries: A Framework for Policy
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2021

2. Effective Rates of Protection in a World With Non-Tariff Measures and Supply Chains: Evidence from ASEAN
   Working Papers, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
3. Facilitating Trade in Pharmaceuticals: A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
   Working Papers, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) View citations (1)

2020

4. Trade Facilitation in Services: Concepts and Empirical Importance
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2019

5. Productivity and Trade Growth in Services: How Services Helped Power Factory Asia
   ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute
   Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2019)
6. Services Trade Policies and Economic Integration: New Evidence for Developing Countries
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Services Trade Policies and Economic Integration: New Evidence for Developing Countries, World Trade Review, Cambridge University Press (2021) View citations (5) (2021)

2018

7. Connecting to Compete 2018
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (3)
8. Services Policies and Manufacturing Exports
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
9. The Economics of Non-Tariff Measures: A Primer
   Working Papers, FERDI View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, FERDI (2018) View citations (2)
10. Trade Costs, Time, and Supply Chain Reliability
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences

2017

11. Trade and Women
    ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute View citations (9)
12. Trade in Health Products: Reducing Trade Barriers for Better Health
    ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute View citations (7)

2015

13. Connecting Food Staples and Input Markets in West Africa
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (4)
14. Regional Trade Agreements and Trade Costs in Services
    RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (10)
15. Services Productivity, Trade Policy, and Manufacturing Exports
    RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Services Productivity, Trade Policy and Manufacturing Exports, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (76) (2017)

2014

16. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Global Markets: A Differential Approach for Services?
    OECD Trade Policy Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (9)

2013

17. Global Connectivity and Export Performance
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Global Connectivity and Export Performance, World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
18. Global Production Networks and Employment: A Developing Country Perspective
    OECD Trade Policy Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (16)
19. Global Value Chains and Developing Country Employment: A Literature Review
    OECD Trade Policy Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (19)
20. International tradability indices for services
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
21. Quantitative Evidence on Transparency in Regional Trade Agreements
    OECD Trade Policy Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (12)
22. Trade Costs and Development: A New Data Set
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Trade Costs and Development: A New Data Set, World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank (2013) View citations (13) (2013)
23. Trade costs in the developing world: 1995 - 2010
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (59)
    Also in Working Papers, Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), an initiative of UNESCAP and IDRC, Canada. (2012) View citations (10)
24. Who Profits From Trade Facilitation Initiatives?
    RSCAS Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (9)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (9)

2012

25. Connecting to Compete 2012: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (40)
26. Facilitating international production networks: the role of trade logistics
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article Facilitating international production networks: The role of trade logistics, The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (20) (2014)
27. Imported intermediates, innovation, and product scope: Firm-level evidence from developing countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
28. Productivity linkages between services and manufacturing: Firm-level evidence from developing countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
29. Services as a New Engine of Growth for ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India
    Trade Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (8)
    Also in Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2012) View citations (8)
    Governance Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2012) View citations (6)
30. Services as a New Engine of Growth for ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India
    ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute View citations (4)
31. Services firms in the developing world: An empirical snapshot
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
32. The paradox of “preferences”: regional trade agreements and trade costs in services
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Paradox of ‘Preferences’: Regional Trade Agreements and Trade Costs in Services, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2014) View citations (15) (2014)
33. Trade times, importing, and exporting: Firm-level evidence
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Trade times, importing and exporting: firm-level evidence, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (17) (2013)

2011

34. Dynamic Gains from Trade: The Role of Intermediate Inputs and Equipment Imports
    OECD Trade Policy Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (15)
35. Logistics costs and competitiveness: measurement and trade policy applications
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
36. Reputation matters: Spillover effects in the enforcement of US SPS measures
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
37. Services trade, regulation, and regional integration: Evidence from sectoral data
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Services Trade, Regulation and Regional Integration: Evidence from Sectoral Data, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (56) (2013)
38. The Poisson quasi-maximum likelihood estimator: A solution to the “adding up” problem in gravity models
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Poisson quasi-maximum likelihood estimator: a solution to the ‘adding up’ problem in gravity models, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2013) View citations (45) (2013)
39. The air connectivity index: measuring integration in the global air transport network
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (31)
40. Trade in Services and Human Development: A First Look at the Links
    ADBI Working Papers, Asian Development Bank Institute View citations (5)
41. When are adaptive expectations rational? A generalization
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article When are adaptive expectations rational? A generalization, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (7) (2012)

2010

42. Measuring the Cost of International Trade in Services
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Measuring the cost of international trade in services, World Trade Review, Cambridge University Press (2013) View citations (49) (2013)
43. Trade costs and facilitation in APEC and ASEAN: Delivering the goods?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Trade costs and facilitation in APEC and ASEAN: delivering the goods?, STUDIES IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2010) View citations (5) (2010)
44. Trade in Services and Human Development: A First Look at the Links
    Trade Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
    Also in Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2010) View citations (1)
    Governance Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (2010)

2009

45. Liberalizing air cargo services in APEC
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
46. Modal Estimates of Services Barriers
    Conference papers, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project
    Also in OECD Trade Policy Papers, OECD Publishing (2007) View citations (48)
47. Speed Money: Time, Corruption, and Trade
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

2008

48. Geographical Diversification of Developing Country Exports
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Geographical Diversification of Developing Country Exports, World Development, Elsevier (2010) View citations (44) (2010)
49. Trade facilitation in ASEAN member countries: measuring progress and assessing priorities
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article Trade facilitation in ASEAN member countries: Measuring progress and assessing priorities, Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (44) (2009)

2007

50. Help or hindrance ? the impact of harmonized standards on african exports
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
51. Product standards, harmonization, and trade: evidence from the extensive margin
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (50)
52. Subsidies and regulatory reform in West African cotton: What are the development stakes?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
53. Trade costs, barriers to entry, and export diversification in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (54)
54. Transparency, trade costs, and regional integration in the Asia Pacific
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)

2006

55. Estimating Price Elasticities of Supply for Cotton: A Structural Time-Series Approach
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)
56. Road infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia: does network quality affect trade ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (29)
57. South-South Services Trade
    OECD Trade Policy Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (3)
58. South-South Trade In Goods
    OECD Trade Policy Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (22)

2005

59. Market Power in International Commodity Processing Chains: Preliminary Results from the Coffee Market
    International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
60. The Impact of US Subsidies on the World Cotton Market: A Reassessment
    International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Regional integration and services in African value chains: Retrospect and prospect
   The World Economy, 2023, 46, (11), 3231-3258

2022

2. Modelling global value chains: From trade costs to policy impacts
   The World Economy, 2022, 45, (8), 2478-2509 View citations (5)
3. Trade, conflict and informality: Evidence from the South Sudanese civil war
   The World Economy, 2022, 45, (3), 867-894 View citations (1)

2021

4. Services Trade Policies and Economic Integration: New Evidence for Developing Countries
   World Trade Review, 2021, 20, (1), 115-134 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Services Trade Policies and Economic Integration: New Evidence for Developing Countries, CEPR Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2020

5. Time, uncertainty and trade flows
   The World Economy, 2020, 43, (9), 2375-2392 View citations (3)
6. What does “doing business” really measure? Evidence from trade times
   Economics Letters, 2020, 192, (C)

2019

7. Mega-regional trade agreements and Asia: An application of structural gravity to goods, services, and value chains
   Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2019, 51, (C), 32-42 View citations (8)

2018

8. International input-output linkages and exogenous shock transmission: a simple model
   Economics Bulletin, 2018, 38, (4), 2362-2370 View citations (1)

2017

9. Openness and Innovation
   South Asia Economic Journal, 2017, 18, (1), 64-75 View citations (1)
10. Services Productivity, Trade Policy and Manufacturing Exports
    The World Economy, 2017, 40, (3), 499-516 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Services Productivity, Trade Policy, and Manufacturing Exports, RSCAS Working Papers (2015) View citations (12) (2015)

2016

11. Did APEC's Trade Facilitation Action Plans deliver the goods?
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2016, 43, (C), 1-11 View citations (3)
12. Infrastructure, trade facilitation, and network connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of African Trade, 2016, 3, (1), 1-22
13. Measuring Connectivity in a Globally Networked Industry: The Case of Air Transport
    The World Economy, 2016, 39, (3), 369-385 View citations (5)
14. Trade Costs in the Developing World: 1996–2010
    World Trade Review, 2016, 15, (3), 451-474 View citations (30)

2015

15. Product Standards and Export Diversification
    Journal of Economic Integration, 2015, 30, (2), 300-333 View citations (7)
16. Reputation matters: Spillover effects for developing countries in the enforcement of US food safety measures
    Food Policy, 2015, 55, (C), 81-91 View citations (23)
17. Who profits from trade facilitation initiatives? Implications for African countries
    Journal of African Trade, 2015, 2, (1), 51-70

2014

18. Export and FDI premia among services firms in the developing world
    Applied Economics Letters, 2014, 21, (3), 176-179
19. Facilitating international production networks: The role of trade logistics
    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2014, 23, (7), 979-999 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Facilitating international production networks: the role of trade logistics, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (32) (2012)
20. The Paradox of ‘Preferences’: Regional Trade Agreements and Trade Costs in Services
    The World Economy, 2014, 37, (12), 1751-1772 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper The paradox of “preferences”: regional trade agreements and trade costs in services, MPRA Paper (2012) View citations (5) (2012)

2013

21. Global Connectivity and Export Performance
    World Bank - Economic Premise, 2013, (111), 1-4 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Global Connectivity and Export Performance, World Bank Publications - Reports (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
22. Measuring the cost of international trade in services
    World Trade Review, 2013, 12, (4), 719-735 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Measuring the Cost of International Trade in Services, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (21) (2010)
23. Product standards and developing country agricultural exports: The case of the European Union
    Food Policy, 2013, 42, (C), 1-10 View citations (61)
24. Services Trade, Regulation and Regional Integration: Evidence from Sectoral Data
    The World Economy, 2013, 36, (11), 1393-1405 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Services trade, regulation, and regional integration: Evidence from sectoral data, MPRA Paper (2011) View citations (23) (2011)
25. The Poisson quasi-maximum likelihood estimator: a solution to the ‘adding up’ problem in gravity models
    Applied Economics Letters, 2013, 20, (6), 515-519 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper The Poisson quasi-maximum likelihood estimator: A solution to the “adding up” problem in gravity models, MPRA Paper (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
26. Trade Costs and Development: A New Data Set
    World Bank - Economic Premise, 2013, (104), 1-4 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Trade Costs and Development: A New Data Set, World Bank Publications - Reports (2013) View citations (13) (2013)
27. Trade times, importing and exporting: firm-level evidence
    Applied Economics Letters, 2013, 20, (9), 879-883 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Trade times, importing, and exporting: Firm-level evidence, MPRA Paper (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2012

28. Trade costs and productivity in services sectors
    Economics Letters, 2012, 114, (1), 36-38 View citations (36)
29. When are adaptive expectations rational? A generalization
    Economics Letters, 2012, 115, (1), 4-6 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper When are adaptive expectations rational? A generalization, MPRA Paper (2011) (2011)

2011

30. Air cargo transport in APEC: Regulation and effects on merchandise trade
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2011, 22, (3), 203-212 View citations (15)
31. The Trade Impact of Enhanced Multimodal Connectivity in the Asia-Pacific Region
    Journal of Economic Integration, 2011, 26, 624-650 View citations (4)
32. Trade Facilitation and Export Diversification
    The World Economy, 2011, 34, (1), 101-122 View citations (114)

2010

33. Geographical Diversification of Developing Country Exports
    World Development, 2010, 38, (9), 1217-1228 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Geographical Diversification of Developing Country Exports, MPRA Paper (2008) View citations (4) (2008)

2009

34. Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonised Standards on African Exports †
    Journal of African Economies, 2009, 18, (5), 711-744 View citations (65)
35. Infrastructure and Trade in Asia - Edited by Douglas H. Brooks and Jayant Menon
    Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 2009, 23, (1), 126-127
36. Trade facilitation in ASEAN member countries: Measuring progress and assessing priorities
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2009, 20, (4), 367-383 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Trade facilitation in ASEAN member countries: measuring progress and assessing priorities, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (32) (2008)
37. Transparency and Regional Integration in the Asia Pacific
    The World Economy, 2009, 32, (3), 479-508 View citations (32)

2007

38. Trade, Infrastructure, and Roadways in Europe and Central Asia: New Empirical Evidence
    Journal of Economic Integration, 2007, 22, 723-747 View citations (10)

Books

2021

1. Global Value Chains and Investment: Changing Dynamics in Asia
   Books, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) View citations (1)

2011

2. Managing Openness: Trade and Outward-oriented Growth After the Crisis
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (28)

Edited books

2019

1. Leveraging Services for Development: Prospects and Policies
   ADBI Books, Asian Development Bank Institute View citations (6)

Chapters

2016

1. MANUFACTURING OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS IN CANADA
   Chapter 16 in SERVICES IN GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS Manufacturing-Related Services, 2016, pp 533-558

2013

2. 4 Transparency in Nontariff Measures: Effects on Agricultural Trade
   A chapter in Nontariff Measures with Market Imperfections: Trade and Welfare Implications, 2013, pp 99-125

2010

3. Trade costs and facilitation in APEC and ASEAN: delivering the goods?
   Chapter 5 in Rising Non-Tariff Protectionism and Crisis Recovery, 2010, pp 93-110 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Trade costs and facilitation in APEC and ASEAN: Delivering the goods?, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (10) (2010)