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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Relevance of trade facilitation in emerging countries exports
Luisa MartiLeandro GarcíaRosa Puertassubject
gravity modelMaritime boundaryECONOMIA APLICADAMiddle EastTrade facilitationbusiness.industryGeography Planning and DevelopmentAerospace EngineeringInternational tradeInternational economicsDevelopmentPerformance indexlogistictrade facilitationemerging countriesGravity model of tradeEconomicsbusinessTrade barrierEmerging marketsInternational developmentexportsdescription
The objective of this article is to analyse trade flows in emerging nations with a maritime boundary, where trade facilitation plays a decisive role in their international development. In order to detect possible patterns in performance, we apply the economic approach of gravity models using the World Bank Logistic Performance Index (LPI) as a good proxy of trade facilitation. The results of the estimation lead to the conclusion that the more complex the transportation of goods is, the more influential the logistics indicator, trade facilitation being most prominent in Middle East exporters.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-20 |