Trade Facilitation in Services : A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis

Gillson, Ian ; Molinuevo, Martin ; Saez, Sebastian

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: TRADE FACILITATION;    SERVICES TRADE;    GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES;    TRADE IN SERVICES;    TRADE COSTS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-9233
RP-ID  :  WPS9233

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Beyond their key contribution to valuechains in all sectors, services represent a centrallyimportant source of economic and export diversification.This paper discusses how to promote trade in services as achannel for growth, employment, and diversification byassessing services trade costs and identifying policies thatcontribute to their reduction: a concept termed tradefacilitation in services. It summarizes the latest researchon the costs facing trade in services beyond discriminatorymarket access and national treatment and finds that theseare high. It proposes measures that could fall under thescope of a potential trade facilitation in services agenda,namely: (i) streamlining processes and procedures used inadministering regulatory policies aside from the policyitself, (ii) improving access to information on regulatorypolicies (that is, transparency), and (iii) boosting theefficiency of governance structures for regulators that setpolicies affecting trade in services.