《Trade costs in the developing world 1995 - 2016》.pdf

WPS6309 d e z i r o h t u A e r Policy Research Working Paper 6309 u s o l c s i D c i l b u P d e z i r o h t u A e r u Trade Costs in the Developing World s o l c s i D c i l 1995鈥?010 b u P Jean-Fran莽ois Arvis d Yann Duval e z i r Ben Shepherd o h t u Chorthip Utoktham A e r u s o l c s i D c i l b u P d e z i r o h t u A e r u s o l c s i D c i l b The World Bank u P Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network International Trade Department January 2013 Policy Research Working Paper 6309 Abstract The authors use newly collected data on trade and income countries remain subject to very high levels of production in 178 countries to infer estimates of trade trade costs. In terms of policy implications, the analysis costs in agriculture and manufactured goods for the finds that maritime transport connectivity and logistics 1995鈥?010 period. The data show that trade costs are performance are very important determinants of bilateral strongly declining in per capita income. Moreover, the trade costs: in some specifications, their combined rate of change of trade costs is largely unfavorable to effect is comparable to that of geographical distance. the developing world: trade costs are falling noticeably