Export Competitiveness : Why Domestic Market Competition Matters

Goodwin, Tanja ; Pierola, Martha Denisse

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: TARIFFS;    GROWTH RATES;    TRADE VOLUMES;    MARKET STRUCTURE;    SMALL ECONOMIES;   

RP-ID  :  97914

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This review of the empirical literatureshows that industries with more intense domestic competitionwill export more. Competition law enforcement can be tracedto export performance and is complementary to trade reforms.Pro-competition market regulation that reduces restrictionsand promotes competition, where it is viable, is animportant determinant for trade. The elimination of barriersto entry and rivalry, and a level playing field in upstreamsectors contributes to export competitiveness in downstreammanufacturing sectors. In some sectors, effectivecompetition policy can directly lower trade costs.