Governance, Corruption, and Trade in the Asia Pacific Region

Abe, Kazutomo ; Wilson, John S.

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;    APPLIED TARIFF;    AVERAGE COSTS;    BASE YEAR;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4731
RP-ID  :  WPS4731

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 paper examines the impact ofreducing corruption and improving transparency to lowertrade costs in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation region.The authors find, based on a computable general equilibriummodel, significant potential trade and welfare gains forAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation members, with increasedtransparency and lower levels of corruption. Results suggestthat trade in the region would increase by 11 percent andglobal welfare would expand by $406 billion by raisingtransparency to the average in the region. Most of theincrease in welfare would take place in member economiesundertaking reform. Among the reformers, the gross domesticproduct of Vietnam, Thailand, Russia, and the Philippineswould increase approximately 20 percent. The benefits toMalaysia and China would also be substantial with increasedtransparency and lower levels of corruption.