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Estimating Trade Restrictiveness Indices
Abstract
Studies of the impact of trade restrictiveness on growth, poverty or unemployment are frequent in the academic literature. Few authors, however, provide a precise definition of what they mean by trade restrictiveness. When they do, the definition is unlikely to have tight links with trade theory. The objective of this article is to fill this gap by providing for 78 developing and developed countries clearly defined indicators of trade restrictiveness that are well grounded in trade theory. Results suggest that poor countries tend to have more restrictive trade policies but they also face higher trade barriers on their exports. Copyright © The Author(s). Journal compilation © Royal Economic Society 2009.
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- Authors
- Looi Kee, H., Nicita, A., & Olarreaga, M.
- Venue
- The Economic Journal
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2008-12-09
- Volume
- 119
- Issue
- 534
- Pages
- 172-199
- ISSN
- 0013-0133 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-0297
- OpenAlex
- W2115975507
- Cited by
- 1,018
- References
- 21
- FWCI
- 134.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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