Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/269463 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
FERDI Working Paper No. P182
Publisher: 
Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI), Clermont-Ferrand
Abstract: 
We construct an index of NTM transparency based on notifications to the WTO under the SPS and TBT agreements, the existence of a trade portal giving ready access to trade-relevant regulations, the existence of NTM data collected under the MAST classification, and the results of an experiment conducted between 2015 and 2016 where we asked for specific regulations concerning the import of a particular product on behalf of a private company. The resulting country ranking shows that OECD countries are, by and large, the most transparent, but also shows that ASEAN countries score well compared to other developing countries. Keywords: International trade, Non-tariff measures, transparency, governance, index, ranking
Subjects: 
International trade
Non-tariff measures
transparency
governance
index
ranking
JEL: 
F12
F13
F14
F15
F6
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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