Dark Costs, Missing Data : Shedding Some Light on Services Trade

A structural gravity model is used to estimate barriers to services trade across many sectors, countries, and time. Since the disaggregated output data needed to infer border barriers flexibly are often missing for services, this paper derives a no...

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Main Authors:	Anderson, James E., Borchert, Ingo, Mattoo, Aaditya, Yotov, Yoto V.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES FINANCIAL SERVICES PARTICULAR COUNTRY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT PRODUCTION EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES BARRIER INCOME INTEREST EXPECTATIONS CROSS-BORDER TRADE GOVERNANCE INDEX ECONOMIC POWERS TRADE BARRIERS REAL GDP EXCHANGE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS INSURANCE SERVICES GDP PER CAPITA EXPORTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SERVICES TRADE ELASTICITY WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS INCENTIVES NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP DISTRIBUTION FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS VARIABLES PRICE PAYMENTS EXTERNAL TRADE CENTRAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS PROTECTIONISM FREE TRADE INTERNATIONAL BANK BORDER MEASURES DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL PRESENCE COMMUNICATIONS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES COSTS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CURRENCY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS RESERVE BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES REGULATORY BARRIERS EXCHANGE RATES GLOBALIZATION PAYMENTS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES TYPE OF SERVICE TRADE THEORY GOVERNANCE INDICATORS TRADE INFORMATION ECONOMIC SIZE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION RULE OF LAW REAL ESTATE ECONOMIC RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BORDER TRADE DATA AVAILABILITY TRADE IN SERVICES REGULATIONS FEDERAL RESERVE SERVICES IMPORTS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES FEDERAL RESERVE BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS BARRIERS SERVICES SECTOR MARKET REGULATION SMALL COUNTRIES FUTURE VALUE MOBILE PHONE BENCHMARKING FOREIGN INVESTMENT COUNTRY DUMMIES EXPECTED VALUE TRAVEL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS CONSUMERS IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES INTERNAL TRADE MEASUREMENT SHARES BENCHMARK LOCAL CURRENCY ECONOMICS GATS OUTPUT GOVERNANCE INSURANCE SERVICE SECTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION GDP GOODS THEORY GLOBAL TRADE DOMESTIC REGULATIONS BILATERAL TRADE INVESTMENT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SHARE BANKING LESS DEVELOPED ECONOMIES COMMUNICATION SERVICES SECTORS POLICY RESEARCH TRADE FRICTIONS TOTAL OUTPUT CUSTOMERS ECONOMICS RESEARCH TRADING PARTNERS ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OUTSOURCING WORLD MARKET PRICES DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25226393/dark-costs-missing-data-shedding-some-light-services-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22887

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spelling	okr-10986-228872021-04-23T14:04:11Z Dark Costs, Missing Data : Shedding Some Light on Services Trade Anderson, James E. Borchert, Ingo Mattoo, Aaditya Yotov, Yoto V. INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES FINANCIAL SERVICES PARTICULAR COUNTRY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT PRODUCTION EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES BARRIER INCOME INTEREST EXPECTATIONS CROSS-BORDER TRADE GOVERNANCE INDEX ECONOMIC POWERS TRADE BARRIERS REAL GDP EXCHANGE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS INSURANCE SERVICES GDP PER CAPITA EXPORTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SERVICES TRADE ELASTICITY WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS INCENTIVES NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP DISTRIBUTION FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS VARIABLES PRICE PAYMENTS EXTERNAL TRADE CENTRAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS PROTECTIONISM FREE TRADE INTERNATIONAL BANK BORDER MEASURES DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL PRESENCE COMMUNICATIONS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES COSTS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CURRENCY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS RESERVE BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES REGULATORY BARRIERS EXCHANGE RATES GLOBALIZATION PAYMENTS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES TYPE OF SERVICE TRADE THEORY GOVERNANCE INDICATORS TRADE INFORMATION ECONOMIC SIZE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION RULE OF LAW REAL ESTATE ECONOMIC RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BORDER TRADE DATA AVAILABILITY TRADE IN SERVICES REGULATIONS FEDERAL RESERVE SERVICES IMPORTS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES FEDERAL RESERVE BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS BARRIERS SERVICES SECTOR MARKET REGULATION SMALL COUNTRIES FUTURE VALUE MOBILE PHONE BENCHMARKING FOREIGN INVESTMENT COUNTRY DUMMIES EXPECTED VALUE TRAVEL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS CONSUMERS IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES INTERNAL TRADE MEASUREMENT SHARES BENCHMARK LOCAL CURRENCY ECONOMICS GATS OUTPUT GOVERNANCE INSURANCE SERVICE SECTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION GDP GOODS THEORY GLOBAL TRADE DOMESTIC REGULATIONS BILATERAL TRADE INVESTMENT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SHARE BANKING LESS DEVELOPED ECONOMIES COMMUNICATION SERVICES SECTORS POLICY RESEARCH TRADE FRICTIONS TOTAL OUTPUT CUSTOMERS ECONOMICS RESEARCH TRADING PARTNERS ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OUTSOURCING WORLD MARKET PRICES DEVELOPMENT POLICY A structural gravity model is used to estimate barriers to services trade across many sectors, countries, and time. Since the disaggregated output data needed to infer border barriers flexibly are often missing for services, this paper derives a novel methodology for projecting output data. The empirical implementation sheds light on the role of institutions, geography, size, and digital infrastructure as determinants of border barriers. The paper finds that border barriers have generally fallen over time, but there are differences across sectors and countries. Notably, border effects for the smallest economies have remained stable, giving rise to a divergent pattern across countries. 2015-11-05T19:55:51Z 2015-11-05T19:55:51Z 2015-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25226393/dark-costs-missing-data-shedding-some-light-services-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22887 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7465 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES FINANCIAL SERVICES PARTICULAR COUNTRY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT PRODUCTION EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES BARRIER INCOME INTEREST EXPECTATIONS CROSS-BORDER TRADE GOVERNANCE INDEX ECONOMIC POWERS TRADE BARRIERS REAL GDP EXCHANGE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS INSURANCE SERVICES GDP PER CAPITA EXPORTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SERVICES TRADE ELASTICITY WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS INCENTIVES NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP DISTRIBUTION FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS VARIABLES PRICE PAYMENTS EXTERNAL TRADE CENTRAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS PROTECTIONISM FREE TRADE INTERNATIONAL BANK BORDER MEASURES DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL PRESENCE COMMUNICATIONS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES COSTS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CURRENCY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS RESERVE BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES REGULATORY BARRIERS EXCHANGE RATES GLOBALIZATION PAYMENTS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES TYPE OF SERVICE TRADE THEORY GOVERNANCE INDICATORS TRADE INFORMATION ECONOMIC SIZE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION RULE OF LAW REAL ESTATE ECONOMIC RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BORDER TRADE DATA AVAILABILITY TRADE IN SERVICES REGULATIONS FEDERAL RESERVE SERVICES IMPORTS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES FEDERAL RESERVE BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS BARRIERS SERVICES SECTOR MARKET REGULATION SMALL COUNTRIES FUTURE VALUE MOBILE PHONE BENCHMARKING FOREIGN INVESTMENT COUNTRY DUMMIES EXPECTED VALUE TRAVEL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS CONSUMERS IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES INTERNAL TRADE MEASUREMENT SHARES BENCHMARK LOCAL CURRENCY ECONOMICS GATS OUTPUT GOVERNANCE INSURANCE SERVICE SECTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION GDP GOODS THEORY GLOBAL TRADE DOMESTIC REGULATIONS BILATERAL TRADE INVESTMENT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SHARE BANKING LESS DEVELOPED ECONOMIES COMMUNICATION SERVICES SECTORS POLICY RESEARCH TRADE FRICTIONS TOTAL OUTPUT CUSTOMERS ECONOMICS RESEARCH TRADING PARTNERS ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OUTSOURCING WORLD MARKET PRICES DEVELOPMENT POLICY
spellingShingle	INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES FINANCIAL SERVICES PARTICULAR COUNTRY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT PRODUCTION EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES BARRIER INCOME INTEREST EXPECTATIONS CROSS-BORDER TRADE GOVERNANCE INDEX ECONOMIC POWERS TRADE BARRIERS REAL GDP EXCHANGE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS INSURANCE SERVICES GDP PER CAPITA EXPORTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SERVICES TRADE ELASTICITY WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS INCENTIVES NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP DISTRIBUTION FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS VARIABLES PRICE PAYMENTS EXTERNAL TRADE CENTRAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS PROTECTIONISM FREE TRADE INTERNATIONAL BANK BORDER MEASURES DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL PRESENCE COMMUNICATIONS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES COSTS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CURRENCY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS RESERVE BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES REGULATORY BARRIERS EXCHANGE RATES GLOBALIZATION PAYMENTS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES TYPE OF SERVICE TRADE THEORY GOVERNANCE INDICATORS TRADE INFORMATION ECONOMIC SIZE PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION RULE OF LAW REAL ESTATE ECONOMIC RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BORDER TRADE DATA AVAILABILITY TRADE IN SERVICES REGULATIONS FEDERAL RESERVE SERVICES IMPORTS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES FEDERAL RESERVE BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS BARRIERS SERVICES SECTOR MARKET REGULATION SMALL COUNTRIES FUTURE VALUE MOBILE PHONE BENCHMARKING FOREIGN INVESTMENT COUNTRY DUMMIES EXPECTED VALUE TRAVEL SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS CONSUMERS IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES INTERNAL TRADE MEASUREMENT SHARES BENCHMARK LOCAL CURRENCY ECONOMICS GATS OUTPUT GOVERNANCE INSURANCE SERVICE SECTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION GDP GOODS THEORY GLOBAL TRADE DOMESTIC REGULATIONS BILATERAL TRADE INVESTMENT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SHARE BANKING LESS DEVELOPED ECONOMIES COMMUNICATION SERVICES SECTORS POLICY RESEARCH TRADE FRICTIONS TOTAL OUTPUT CUSTOMERS ECONOMICS RESEARCH TRADING PARTNERS ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OUTSOURCING WORLD MARKET PRICES DEVELOPMENT POLICY Anderson, James E. Borchert, Ingo Mattoo, Aaditya Yotov, Yoto V. Dark Costs, Missing Data : Shedding Some Light on Services Trade
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7465
description	A structural gravity model is used to estimate barriers to services trade across many sectors, countries, and time. Since the disaggregated output data needed to infer border barriers flexibly are often missing for services, this paper derives a novel methodology for projecting output data. The empirical implementation sheds light on the role of institutions, geography, size, and digital infrastructure as determinants of border barriers. The paper finds that border barriers have generally fallen over time, but there are differences across sectors and countries. Notably, border effects for the smallest economies have remained stable, giving rise to a divergent pattern across countries.
format	Working Paper
author	Anderson, James E. Borchert, Ingo Mattoo, Aaditya Yotov, Yoto V.
author_facet	Anderson, James E. Borchert, Ingo Mattoo, Aaditya Yotov, Yoto V.
author_sort	Anderson, James E.
title	Dark Costs, Missing Data : Shedding Some Light on Services Trade
title_short	Dark Costs, Missing Data : Shedding Some Light on Services Trade
title_full	Dark Costs, Missing Data : Shedding Some Light on Services Trade
title_fullStr	Dark Costs, Missing Data : Shedding Some Light on Services Trade
title_full_unstemmed	Dark Costs, Missing Data : Shedding Some Light on Services Trade
title_sort	dark costs, missing data : shedding some light on services trade
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25226393/dark-costs-missing-data-shedding-some-light-services-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22887
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Dark Costs, Missing Data : Shedding Some Light on Services Trade

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