The Impact of Infrastructure on Trade and Economic Growth in Selected Economies in Asia

Normaz Wana Ismail and Jamilah Mohd Mahyideen
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Jamilah Mohd Mahyideen: Asian Development Bank Institute

No 553, ADBI Working Papers from Asian Development Bank Institute

Abstract: Infrastructure plays a key role in facilitating trade, especially since recent trade liberalization in Asia has resulted in significant tariff reductions. This study quantifies the impacts of both hard and soft infrastructure on trade volume for exporters and importers in the region as well as on various economic growth indicators.

Keywords: infrastructure; trade facilitation; hard infrastructure; soft infrastructure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 O53 R53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2015-12-30
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