Services Trade Modelling: DIT Analysis Working Paper

Fraser, Benjamin (2021): Services Trade Modelling: DIT Analysis Working Paper.

Abstract

This paper sets out a gravity modelling methodology for estimating the effect of restrictions to trade in services and simulating their trade impact. We build on existing work by using new OECD data on services trade restrictiveness in free trade agreements (FTAs).

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Services trade; gravity modelling; trade modelling; trade in services; STRI
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade

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