Determinants of Trade Costs of Afghanistan with its Major Trading Partners: An Empirical Examination

Ahmad Shah Wardak and Muhammad Mirwais Rasa

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Abstract: This study inquiries the determinants of trade Costs of Afghanistan with its Major Trading Partners. The study elaborates the determinants of trade costs include transportation costs (both freight costs and time costs), policy barriers (tariffs and non-tariff barriers), information costs, contract enforcement costs, costs associated with the use of different currencies, local distribution costs (wholesale and retail) and legal and regulatory costs.

Keywords: Afghanistan; Trade Costs; Trading partners; Gravity Model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F0 F3 F36 F38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-09-12, Revised 2024-12-04
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