Regional Trade in Northeast Asia: Why Do Trade Costs Matter?

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabir De
Keyword(s):  
Northeast Asia ◽  
Trade Costs ◽  
Regional Trade

scholarly journals Economic Implications of Deeper South Asian–Southeast Asian Integration: A CGE Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 63-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganeshan Wignaraja ◽  
Peter Morgan ◽  
Michael G. Plummer ◽  
Fan Zhai
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
South Asia ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽  
Trade Costs ◽  
Regional Trade ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Asian Integration

Using a computable general equilibrium model, this paper estimates the potential gains from deepening integration across South Asia and Southeast Asia. If the two regions succeed in dropping inter-regional tariffs, reducing non-tariff barriers by 50 percent, and decreasing inter-regional trade costs by 15 percent—which the paper suggests are ambitious but nevertheless attainable—welfare in South Asia and Southeast Asia would rise by 8.9 percent and 6.4 percent of GDP, respectively, by 2030. Hence, we conclude that deepening South Asian regional cooperation together with building links to Southeast Asia would pay off rich dividends.

scholarly journals The core periphery model with asymmetric inter-regional and intra-regional trade costs

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasco Leite ◽  
Sofia B. S. D. Castro ◽  
João Correia-da-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Trade Costs ◽  
Regional Trade ◽  
The Core

The impact of trade costs on the European Regional Trade Network: An empirical and theoretical analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 578-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Basile ◽  
Pasquale Commendatore ◽  
Luca De Benedictis ◽  
Ingrid Kubin
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Trade Costs ◽  
Regional Trade ◽  
Trade Network ◽  
The Impact ◽  
European Regional

What Drive Trade Costs? South Asia and Beyond

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-280
Author(s):  
Mamta Kumari ◽  
Nalin Bharti
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Trade Costs ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
Regional Trade ◽  
Trade Facilitation

Higher trade costs in developing countries have received enormous attention during the recent past. In this context, it is imperative to revisit the factors contributing to such higher trade costs. This article attempts to explore the major determinants of trade costs conceptually and empirically. Further, the study endeavours to solve the puzzle of higher trade costs in the South Asian perspective. Using panel data of 93 countries from 2007 to 2015, the study tends to uncover major determinants of trade costs between South Asian countries and their two proximate regional blocks, namely Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In estimating the model, the study prefers to use fixed-effect estimation technique, owing to the results of statistical tests carried out to choose the most appropriate model for the estimation. The findings of the study reveal that trade facilitation, political corruption and financial development affect intra-regional trade costs of South Asia significantly. Trade facilitation influences trade costs between South Asia and ASEAN. Moreover, trade facilitation and financial development affect trade costs between South Asia and APEC. The diagnoses of South Asian intra and inter-regional trade costs can push forward ongoing efforts at unlocking the potential of regional integration as well as global integration of the region.

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