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    The Impact of Infrastructure on Trade and Economic Growth in Selected Economies in Asia

    Ismail, Normaz Wana; Mahyideen, Jamilah Mohd | December 2015
    Abstract
    Infrastructure plays a key role in facilitating trade, especially since recent trade liberalization in Asia has resulted in significant tariff reductions. This study quantifies the impacts of both hard and soft infrastructure on trade volume for exporters and importers in the region as well as on various economic growth indicators. Results demonstrate that improvements in transport infrastructure (i.e., the road density network, air transport, railways, ports, and logistics) have resulted in increased trade flows. Information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure has also enhanced trade, as the numbers of telephone lines, mobile phones, broadband access, internet users, and secure internet servers are found to have positive trade effects for both exporters and importers in Asia. Thus, although more attention has traditionally been given to hard infrastructure, the impact of soft infrastructure on trade flows must also be more thoroughly examined.
    Citation
    Ismail, Normaz Wana; Mahyideen, Jamilah Mohd. 2015. The Impact of Infrastructure on Trade and Economic Growth in Selected Economies in Asia. © Asian Development Bank Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9671.
    Keywords
    Transport
    Transportation
    Trade
    Trade Facilitation
    Trade Potential
    Trade Development
    Trade Agreements
    Regional Trade Integration
    Regional Trade
    Finance And Trade
    Demand For Transport
    Road & Highway Transport
    Road Transportation Systems
    Transport Infrastructure
    Transport time
    Economic integration
    Energy
    Import volume
    Export volume
    Access to markets
    Economic agreements
    Trade financing
    Regional integration
    Vehicle
    Land transport
    Transport economics
    Railways
    Infrastructure
    Railroads
    Roads
    Trade routes
    Markets
    Economic goods
    Economic conditions
    New agricultural enterprises
    Consumer goods
    Road transportation
    Trucking
    Railroads
    Roads
    Trade routes
    Trade flow
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9671
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    Ismail, Normaz Wana
    Mahyideen, Jamilah Mohd
    Theme
    Transport
    Trade
     
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    Copyright 2016-2021 Asian Development Bank Institute, except as explicitly marked otherwise