Quantifying the Benefits of Trade Facilitation in ASEAN

Tsunehiro Otsuki ()

No 11E006, OSIPP Discussion Paper from Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University

Abstract: This paper assesses the performance and progress of the ASEAN economies in trade facilitation, and the effect of improved trade facilitation on the region fs manufacturing trade with a focus on port efficiency, customs environment, regulatory environment and service sector infrastructure. Under a scenario of raising the below-average countries halfway to the global average, ASEAN fs trade is estimated to increase by $99 billion, three-quarters of which comes from the region fs own improvements. Also, regulatory reforms, for example, enhancing transparency of trade-related regulations and ensuring law-abiding operations of the regulatory authorities, are found to be most effective.

Keywords: regional integration; trade facilitation; gravity model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 H54 L51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2011-11
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