Dark costs, missing data: shedding some light on services trade

James E. Anderson, Ingo Borchert, Aaditya Mattoo, Yoto Valentinov Yotov, James E. Anderson, Ingo Borchert, Aaditya Mattoo and Yoto Valentinov Yotov
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Aaditya Mattoo, Yoto V. Yotov, James Anderson and Ingo Borchert

No 7465, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: A structural gravity model is used to estimate barriers to services trade across many sectors, countries, and time. Since the disaggregated output data needed to infer border barriers flexibly are often missing for services, this paper derives a novel methodology for projecting output data. The empirical implementation sheds light on the role of institutions, geography, size, and digital infrastructure as determinants of border barriers. The paper finds that border barriers have generally fallen over time, but there are differences across sectors and countries. Notably, border effects for the smallest economies have remained stable, giving rise to a divergent pattern across countries.

Keywords: International Trade and Trade Rules; Trade and Services; Transport Services; Insurance&Risk Mitigation; Construction Industry; Common Carriers Industry; Food&Beverage Industry; Pulp&Paper Industry; Textiles; Apparel&Leather Industry; Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies; General Manufacturing; Plastics&Rubber Industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-10-29
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Working Paper: Dark Costs, Missing Data: Shedding Some Light on Services Trade (2015)
Working Paper: Dark Costs, Missing Data: Shedding Some Light on Services Trade (2015)
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