Determinants of Trade Costs of Afghanistan with its Major Trading Partners: An Empirical Examination

Wardak, Ahmad Shah and Rasa, Muhammad Mirwais (2024): Determinants of Trade Costs of Afghanistan with its Major Trading Partners: An Empirical Examination.

Abstract

This study inquiries the determinants of trade Costs of Afghanistan with its Major Trading Partners. The study elaborates the determinants of trade costs include transportation costs (both freight costs and time costs), policy barriers (tariffs and non-tariff barriers), information costs, contract enforcement costs, costs associated with the use of different currencies, local distribution costs (wholesale and retail) and legal and regulatory costs.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Afghanistan, Trade Costs, Trading partners, Gravity Model
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F0 - General; F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance; F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance > F36 - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration; F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance > F38 - International Financial Policy: Financial Transactions Tax; Capital Controls

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