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Empirical Analysis of Barriers to International Services Transactions and the Consequences of Liberalization

In: Globalization And International Trade Policies

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  • Alan V. Deardorff

    (Department of Economics and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, USA)

  • Robert M. Stern

    (Department of Economics and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, USA)

Abstract

The following sections are included:IntroductionConceptual FrameworkCharacteristics of Services BarriersMethods of Measurement of Services BarriersFrequency Studies and Indexes of RestrictivenessPECC and HoekmanHardin and HolmesMcGuire and SchuelePrice-Impact MeasurementsQuantity-Impact MeasurementsGravity-Model EstimatesFinancial-Based MeasurementsDiversity of MethodsMeasuring the Economic Consequences of Liberalizing Services BarriersSectoral ModelingComputational General Equilibrium (CGE) ModelingGuideline Principles and Recommended Procedures for Measuring Services Barriers and for Assessing the Consequences of Their LiberalizationPrinciplesProceduresAppendix Literature Summaries of Methods of MeasurementFrequency Studies and Indexes of RestrictivenessPrice-Impact StudiesGravity-Model EstimatesComputable General Equilibrium (CGE) ModelingStudy QuestionsIntroductionConceptual FrameworkCharacteristics of Services BarriersMethods of Measurement of Services BarriersFrequency Studies and Indexes of RestrictivenessPrice-Impact and Quantity-Impact MeasurementsGravity-Model EstimatesFinancial-Based MeasurementsMeasuring the Economic Consequences of Liberalizing Services BarriersReferencesSuggested Further Reading

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  • Alan V. Deardorff & Robert M. Stern, 2009. "Empirical Analysis of Barriers to International Services Transactions and the Consequences of Liberalization," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Globalization And International Trade Policies, chapter 15, pages 523-595, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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