Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/161593 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2017/31
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This paper reviews the role of services in development and growth, the potential role of trade in services as a driver of the productivity performance of sectors that use services as inputs, and the links between services policies and domestic trade costs. Barriers to trade in services have direct as well as indirect effects on cross-border trade and investment, but research suggests that the extent to which countries will benefit from open services regimes and regional integration of services markets depends on complementary efforts to improve economic governance and regulatory regimes.
Subjects: 
services
productivity
growth
regional integration
Africa
JEL: 
F13
F15
F23
O24
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-255-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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