Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/86513 
Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 04-050/2
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
We examine interaction between trade in goods and market power in domestic trade and distribution, developing a model that highlights this interaction. Theory points to an expected linkage between service sector competition and goods trade, one supported by econometrics involving import patterns of 21 OECD countries vis-à-vis 86 trading partners. This points to significant linkages between effective market access conditions for goods and the structure of the service sector. Because of the implied interaction, ignoring the structure of the domestic service sector may lead to a substantial underestimation of the direct impact of tariffs on trade flows.
Subjects: 
market access
services trade
trade liberalization
competition policy
imperfect competition
GATS
JEL: 
F12
F13
F23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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