Trade Facilitation and Innovation: Evidence from South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Countries
Shepherd, Ben; Kumar, Utsav; Dime, Roselle | April 2018
Abstract
This paper examines how trade times affect innovation behavior. Analysis in the paper shows that shorter trade times are associated with the introduction of new products and new management systems. From a policy perspective, results suggest that long-run growth in the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation countries can be supported in part by improving trade facilitation, where performance lags substantially behind the global frontier.
Citation
Shepherd, Ben; Kumar, Utsav; Dime, Roselle. 2018. Trade Facilitation and Innovation: Evidence from South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Countries. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8308. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
2313-5867(print)
2313-5875(electronic)
Keywords
Free Trade
Trade Facilitation
Trade
Economic integration
Regional Economic Integration
Intraregional Trade
Macroeconomic
Macroeconomic Analysis
Macroeconomic Framework
Macroeconomic Models
Macroeconomic Performance
Macroeconomic Planning
Macroeconomic Policies
Macroeconomic Reform
Macroeconomic Stabilization
Economic planning
Economic structure
Growth policy
Trade relations
Trade policy
Trade policy
Economic development
Economies in transition
International economy
Border integration
Economic integration
Gross domestic product
Trade policy
Regional economics
Economic forecasting
Economic development projects
Success in business
Business
Free trade
Business
Economics
Communication in economic development
Restraint of trade
International economic integration
Trade blocs
East-West
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