Trade and International Transport Services: An Analytical Framework

USITC Office of Economics, Working Paper No. 2001-11-A

31 Pages Posted: 8 Dec 2001

Date Written: November 2001

Abstract

International Transport Services (ITS) play an important role in influencing international trade flows. This paper develops an analytical framework in which ITS costs are endogenously determined. It shows that ITS sector liberalization foster international trade very much the same way tariff liberalization does. From a political economy viewpoint, a unilateral liberalization of the sector may not always be politically feasible, and a multilateral agreement can help prop up support for reform. It is further argued that deregulation and competition policy reform are more likely to be feasible if undertaken jointly.

Keywords: International Transport, Trade Facilitation, Political Economy

JEL Classification: F12, F23, L91

Suggested Citation

Andriamananjara, Soamiely, Trade and International Transport Services: An Analytical Framework (November 2001). USITC Office of Economics, Working Paper No. 2001-11-A, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=292424 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.292424

Soamiely Andriamananjara (Contact Author)

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