Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/240821 
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Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Texto para Discussão No. 2627
Publisher: 
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Brasília
Abstract (Translated): 
High trade costs make it difficult to fully exploit comparative advantages and reduce the level of income. This paper estimates the cost of trade and its main determinants in the period 1995-2015 using information on domestic sales and exports by destination country of the input matrix product between OECD countries. The results indicate in this period the median cost of bilateral trade fell 8.7% in high-income countries, 14.9% in middle-income countries and 15.5% in low-income countries, and the drop was more pronounced in the period 1995-2005 than in the period 2005-2015. The tariff policy - unilateral or by trade agreements - and the management of the logistics chain are the instruments that cause the greatest impacts on trade costs.
Subjects: 
trade cost
tariff
logistic chain
JEL: 
F13
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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