The Effects of Transit Systems on International Trade Journal Article

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Overview

abstract

• Abstract; In this paper, we estimate the trade effects of a transit system upgrading that streamlines border processing in developing countries. Our empirical approach combines transaction-level export data from El Salvador with unique data that distinguishes export flows that were processed on the transit system. Our results indicate that the new transit system lowered regulatory border costs and raised exports. At the low end, our back-of-the-envelope estimate of the return to investment is US$ 3-to-1. This evidence informs a policy covered by the 2013 WTO Agreement of Trade Facilitation.

CU Boulder Authors

• Carballo, Jeronimo

publication date

• July 8, 2024

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• green

Date in CU Experts

• February 18, 2022 2:50 AM

Full Author List

• Carballo J; Graziano AG; Schaur G; Volpe Martincus C

author count

• 4

published in

• The Review of Economics and Statistics  Journal

Other Profiles

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

• 0034-6535

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

• 1530-9142

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01189

Additional Document Info

start page

• 1083

end page

• 1098

volume

• 106

issue

• 4