Transport and International Trade
By: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Series: ECMT Round Tables -- no.130
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9789282113394
Subjects: Transportation
Description: With the removal of many trade policy barriers, further international economic integration depends largely on the reduction of trade costs originating in the transport sector. This Round Table presents three papers focusing on the structure and development of international transport costs over the past decades and the benefits to be expected from investment in international transport facilities and the reduction of the costs of crossing borders. The papers were provided by David Hummels (Purdue University), Anthony Venables (London School of Economics and Centre for Economic Policy Research) as well as Harry Broadman and John S. Wilson (World Bank).
Table of contents: title: Transport Costs and Trade over Time by D. Hummels; title: Trade and Transport Facilitation: European Accession and Capacity Building Priorities by J. Wilson, X. Luo and H. Broadman; title: Infrastructure, Trade Costs and the Gains from International Trade by A. Venables; title: Summary of Discusions; title: List of Participants