Measuring Agricultural Trade Integration in Southeast Asia
- Antoine Bouët Aziz Elbehri Duc Bao Nguyen Fousseini Traoré
- 세종대학교 경제통합연구소
- Journal of Economic Integration
- 제37권 제2호
- 등재여부 : KCI등재
- 2022.06
- 235 - 266 (32 pages)
This paper offers an evaluation of agricultural trade integration in Southeast Asia. Since the ultimate objective is to provide policy recommendations, the indicators presented include those obtained from a measurement based on trade barriers: tariffs applied on imports, tariffs faced by exports, customs procedures and trade facilitation measures, and nontariff measures. A new estimation of the trade impact of nontariff measures in the agrifood sector is provided, based on refinements to the methodology of Kee, Nicita, and Olarreaga (2009) and Ghodsi, Grübler, and Stehrer (2016a). Globally, the Southeast Asian region appears to be relatively open to the world, but regional integration could be strengthened, particularly in the agriculture and food sectors. Specifically, a convergence of Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures and Technical Barriers to Trade measures could achieve more integration.
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Tariffs, NTMs, and other Trading Costs in Agriculture in Southeast Asia
IV. New Methodology to assess the Intensity of NTMs in the ASEAN Region
V. Statistical Analysis of NTMs on Agricultural and Food Products in the ASEAN Region
VI. Estimation of the Trade Impact of NTMs in the ASEAN Region
VII. Conclusion