Non-tariff and overall protection: evidence across countries and over time

Niu, Zhaohui, Liu, Chang, Gunessee, Saileshsingh and Milner, Chris (2018) Non-tariff and overall protection: evidence across countries and over time. Review of World Economics . ISSN 1610-2886

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the evolution of the incidence and intensity of non-tariff measures (NTMs). It extends earlier work by measuring protection from NTMs over time from a newly available database and provides evidence on the evolution of NTMs. In particular, building on Kee, Nicita and Olarreaga (2009), this paper estimates the ad valorem equivalents (AVEs) of NTMs for 97 countries at the product level over the period 1997 to 2015. We show that the incidence and the intensity of NTMs were both increasing over this period, with NTMs becoming an even more dominant source of trade protection. We are also able to investigate the evolution of overall protection derived jointly fromtariffs and NTMs. The results show that the overall protection level, for most countries and products, has not decreased despite the fall in tariffs associated with multilateral, regional and bilateral trade agreements in recent decades. We also document an increase in overall trade protection during the recent 2008 financial crisis. Overall, this study sheds light on an under-researched aspect of trade liberalization: the proliferation and increase of NTMs.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/931871
Keywords: Non-tariff barriers, tariff equivalents, protection
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham Ningbo China > Faculty of Business > Nottingham University Business School China
University of Nottingham Ningbo China > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Economics
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10290-018-0317-5
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 11 Apr 2018 10:51
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 19:36
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/51088

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