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Over Land and Over Sea: Domestic Trade Frictions in the Philippines

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  • Eugenia C. Go

    (Department of Economics, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)

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This paper evaluates the effects of the introduction of Roll-On Roll-Off (RORO) Terminal System (RRTS) on agricultural trade and on provincial trade frictions within the Philippines. To do so, two datasets are created: (i) the starting dates of RORO services by route; and (ii) intra-provincial trade by product. Results suggest that provinces linked by RRTS increased trade by 35% compared with unconnected provinces. At the same time, RRTS is associated with an average reduction of province trade frictions. However, the distribution of gains among provinces is highly uneven and may have exacerbated pre-existing trade imbalances.

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  • Eugenia C. Go, 2018. "Over Land and Over Sea: Domestic Trade Frictions in the Philippines," Working Paper Series 1418, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School.
    • Handle: RePEc:sus:susewp:1418
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    Keywords

    trade costs; domestic trade;

    JEL classification:

    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • R28 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Government Policy

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