Bilateral effects of non-tariff measures on international trade: Volume-based panel estimates

16 September 2020 | Publication

Work area(s)

International trade and integration

Topic(s)

International trade Trade facilitation

Bilateral effects of non-tariff measures on international trade: Volume-based panel estimates

- Author: Dolabella, Marcelo
- Physical description: 69 páginas.
- Publisher: ECLAC
- UN symbol (Signature): LC/TS.2020/107
- Date: 16 September 2020

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Abstract

Seeking to deepen the understanding about the relationship between non-tariff measures (NTMs) and international trade, this work estimates bilateral volume effects of imposing NTMs on international trade, focusing on two of the most observed measures: technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. Estimates were carried out for more than 5,000 products at the 6-digit level of the Harmonized System using a panel for 2001-2015 with NTM data notified by more than 150 member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Table of contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • I. Heterogeneous effects of non-tariff measures
  • II. Gravity model specification, econometric issues and data source
  • III. Trade volume effects of NTMs
  • IV. Conclusions.

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