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Trade restrictiveness indices in the presence of externalities: An application to non‐tariff measures

John Beghin (), Anne‐Célia Disdier and Stéphan Marette ()

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2015, vol. 48, issue 4, 1513-1536

Abstract: We extend the trade restrictiveness index approach to the case of market imperfections and domestic regulations addressing them. We focus on standard‐like non‐tariff measures (NTMs) affecting cost of production and potentially enhancing demand by reducing negative externalities. We apply the framework to the database of Kee et al. and derive ad valorem equivalents (AVEs) for technical measures. About 39% of the product lines affected by NTMs exhibit negative AVEs, indicating a net trade‐facilitating effect of these measures. Accounting for these effects significantly reduces previous measures of countries’ trade policy restrictiveness obtained while constraining these NTMs to be trade‐reducing. Indices de restriction des échanges commerciaux en présence d’effets externes. Nous étendons l’approche de l’index de restriction des échanges aux situations d’imperfections des marchés et des règlementations correctives. Nous nous concentrons sur les mesures non‐tarifaires (MNT) de type standard de qualité, qui affectent le coût de production et peuvent augmenter la demande en réduisant des externalités négatives. Nous appliquons l’approche à la banque de données de Kee et al. et dérivons des équivalents ad valorem (EAV) pour les mesures techniques inclues dans leur données. Environ 39 % des lignes de produits affectées par des MNT, ont des EAV négatifs, montrant l’effet net d’expansion des échanges induit par ces mesures. Prendre en compte ces effets d’expansion réduit considérablement les estimations précédentes des effets restrictifs des politiques de commerce obtenues en maintenant l’hypothèse que toutes les MNT réduisent les échanges.

Date: 2015
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