Examining the trade effect of certain customs and administrative procedures

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13-Oct-2006

Norbert Wilson

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 42.  Recent research at OECD provides new evidence that customs and administrative procedures have substantial effects on trade flows.

Logistics and time as a trade barrier

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30-May-2006

Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås, Enrico Pinali and Massimo Geloso Grosso

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 35.  This paper analyses the relation between time for exports and imports, logistics services and international trade.

Special and differential treatment in the area of trade facilitation

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28-Mar-2006

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 32.  The objective of this study is to offer reflections on how special and differential treatment for trade facilitation may be shaped by the cost implications of measures included in the future agreement.

The role of automation in trade facilitation

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17-Oct-2005

Tadashi Yasui and Michael Engman

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 22 . Customs automation is a powerful tool to increase customs efficiency. This paper examines the benefits and implementation costs of automation.

The economic impact of trade facilitation

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12-Oct-2005

Michael Engman

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 21.  This paper examines the economic impact of trade facilitation and in particular the link between trade facilitation and trade flows, government revenue and foreign direct investment.

The cost of introducing and implementing trade facilitation measures: Interim report

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10-Nov-2004

Evdokia Moïsé

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 8.   This report presents preliminary findings from a series of country surveys on the costs of introducing and implementing trade facilitation measures in response to concerns about the cost implications of a future WTO agreement on trade facilitation.

The cost of introducing and implementing trade facilitation measures: Interim report

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10-Nov-2004

Evdokia Moïsé

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 8.   This report presents preliminary findings from a series of country surveys on the costs of introducing and implementing trade facilitation measures in response to concerns about the cost implications of a future WTO agreement on trade facilitation.

Quantitative Assessment of the Benefits of Trade Facilitation

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14-Nov-2003

The first objective of the present paper is to update and extend the earlier
literature survey by synthesizing relevant recent studies that report estimates of TTCs and the effects of trade facilitation measures.

Transparency and Simplification Approaches to Border Procedures - GATT Article VIII

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07-Apr-2003

This paper was mandated by the Working Party of the OECD Trade Committee to support ongoing discussions in the WTO Council for Trade in Goods in the area of trade facilitation.

Transparency and Simplification Approaches to Border Procedures: Reflections on the Implementation of GATT Article V-Related Proposals in Selected Countries

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12-Mar-2003

Evdokia Moisë

The present paper discusses facilitation approaches to transit procedures and should be read in conjunction with previous notes in this series. In contrast to these notes, however, the analysis uses very ...