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Globalisation in Developing Countries: The Role of Transaction Costs in Explaining Economic Performance in India

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  • Maurizio Bussolo
  • John Whalley

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The quest for large numbers has been going on for some time in international trade economics: models of trade liberalisation have consistently produced results that, compared ex post with real world data, show the right sign but the “wrong” magnitudes. This paper proposes a new approach by considering transaction costs reductions as an important factor explaining developing countries’ actual performances. Rather than presenting econometric estimates of transaction costs from reduced form equations, this study explicitly introduces transaction costs in a system of structural form equations to build a general equilibrium simulation model. A clear mapping of the analytical channels through which changes of transaction costs affect the economic results is thus a primary objective. Additionally to the effect on aggregate income, the large number issue, this paper examines how transaction costs influence income distribution. Numerical simulations based on India are presented ... La quête des grands nombres dure depuis quelques années dans l’économie du commerce international : les modèles de libéralisation des échanges ont régulièrement produit des résultats qui, comparés aux données réelles ex post, affichent le signe attendu mais un « mauvais » ordre de grandeur. Ce document propose une nouvelle méthode, qui consiste à considérer la réduction des coûts de transaction comme un facteur explicatif important des performances réelles des pays en développement. Au lieu de présenter une estimation économétrique des coûts de transaction tirée d’équations à forme réduite, cette étude introduit clairement les coûts de transaction dans un système d’équations structurelles afin de construire un modèle de simulation d’équilibre général. Le premier objectif visé est donc de parvenir à une cartographie claire des voies par lesquelles l’évolution des coûts de transaction affecte les resultants économiques. Outre leur effet sur le revenu agrégé — cette fameuse question ...

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  • Maurizio Bussolo & John Whalley, 2003. "Globalisation in Developing Countries: The Role of Transaction Costs in Explaining Economic Performance in India," OECD Development Centre Working Papers 219, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:devaaa:219-en
    DOI: 10.1787/168464882170
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    1. Prabhu Pingali, 2007. "Agricultural growth and economic development: a view through the globalization lens," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 37(s1), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Prabhu Pingali & Yasmeen Khwaja & Madelon Meijer, 2005. "Commercializing Small Farms: Reducing Transaction Costs," Working Papers 05-08, Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO - ESA).
    3. Thierry Mayer, 2006. "Policy Coherence for Development : A Background paper on Foreign Direct Investment," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-01065640, HAL.
    4. Kristian Behrens, 2011. "International Integration And Regional Inequalities: How Important Is National Infrastructure?," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 79(5), pages 952-971, September.
    5. Cuevas, Agham C., 2014. "Transaction Costs of Exchange in Agriculture: A Survey," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), vol. 11(1), pages 1-18, June.
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    8. Kaliappa Kalirajan & Kanhaiya Singh, 2010. "Economic liberalisation strategies and poverty reduction across Indian states," Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, The Crawford School, The Australian National University, vol. 24(1), pages 26-42, May.
    9. Pingali, Prabhu, 2007. "Westernization of Asian diets and the transformation of food systems: Implications for research and policy," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 281-298, June.
    10. Nicolas Hérault, 2003. "Mondialisation et pauvreté : les faiblesses des modèles d'équilibre général calculable," Documents de travail 87, Groupe d'Economie du Développement de l'Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV.
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