Relevance of trade facilitation in emerging countries' exports

Martí, Luisa; Puertas, Rosa; Garcia, Leandro Martin Totaro

doi:10.1080/09638199.2012.698639

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“…Meanwhile, administrative improvements have a greater impact on importing countries. Martí et al (2014) use the LPI as a proxy for trade facilitation, concluding that the more complex goods are in terms of transport, the greater the influence of logistics. This study follows the same line of research, using the index published by the World Bank to analyse the relationships between bilateral exports and logistics.…”

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The importance of the Logistics Performance Index in international trade

Martí¹,

Puertas²,

Garcia³

2014

Applied Economics

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Logistics and transport are becoming increasingly important in international trade relations. Logistic Performance Index (LPI) analyses the differences between countries, providing a general picture of customs procedures, logistics costs and the quality of the infrastructure necessary for overland and maritime transport. The aim of this article is to analyse the impact that each of the components that make up the LPI has on emerging countries' trade, employing a gravity model. Furthermore, the study also aims to detect possible advances in logistics in these countries, which are grouped into five regions (Africa, South America, Far East, Middle East and Eastern Europe) by comparing the first LPI data published in 2007 with the most recent data, released in 2012. The results obtained reveal that improvements in any of the components of the index cause the country to increase its volume of trade. Specifically, LPI components are becoming increasingly important for the countries in Africa, South America and Eastern Europe.

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The importance of the Logistics Performance Index in international trade

Martí¹,

Puertas²,

Garcia³

2014

Applied Economics

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“…He argues Ramos (2008) show that improvements in the Doing Business indicators 'Number of days' and 'Document required' to export/import have a relatively larger effect on technology-intensive goods and on differentiated products, as opposed to homogeneous ones. Marti et al (2014) argue that improvements in the LPI have an effect which is larger for goods that are relatively more complex to transport. In a more direct test of Yi's hypothesis, Saslavsky and Shepherd (2012) show that trade in parts and components -which they assume takes place largely within production networks -is more sensitive to improvements in logistics performance than trade in final goods.…”

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“…22 The time necessary to comply with all procedures required to export goods. 23 The cost associated with all procedures required to export goods. It includes the costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport.…”

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Export Diversification Effects of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

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We estimate the effects of trade facilitation on export diversification, as measured by two extensive margins: the number of products exported by destination and the number of export destinations served by product. To address the issue of causality, we employ an identification strategy whereby only exports of new products, or exports to new destinations, are taken into account when computing the respective margins of trade. We find a positive impact of trade facilitation on the extensive margins of trade. The results are robust to alternative definitions of extensive margins, different sets of controls and various estimation methods. Simulation results suggest substantial extensive margin gains from trade facilitation reform in SubSaharan Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.

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“…(2008) show that improvements in the Doing Business indicators "Number of days" and "Document required" to export/import have a relatively larger effect on technology-intensive goods and on differentiated products, as opposed to homogeneous ones. Marti et al (2014) argue that improvements in the LPI have an effect which is larger for goods that are relatively more complex to transport. In a more direct test of Yi's hypothesis, Saslavsky and Shepherd (2012) show that trade in parts and components - 25 The results are available upon request.…”

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A New Look at the Extensive Trade Margin Effects of Trade Facilitation

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Relevance of trade facilitation in emerging countries' exports

Cited by 54 publications

References 15 publications

The importance of the Logistics Performance Index in international trade

The importance of the Logistics Performance Index in international trade

Export Diversification Effects of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

A New Look at the Extensive Trade Margin Effects of Trade Facilitation

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