Export Performance and Trade Facilitation Reform: Hard and Soft Infrastructure

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1295-1307

  Portugal Perez, Alberto ^a   Wilson, John S ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Export performance; Gravity model; Soft and hard infrastructure; Sub saharan africa; Trade facilitation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPORT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE REFORM;

EID: 84862829878     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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