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Expediting Trade: Impact Evaluation of an In-House Clearance Program

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dc.contributor.authorHillberry, Russell
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Ana M.
dc.contributor.authorBerg, Claudia
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-07T15:59:53Z
dc.date.available2016-07-07T15:59:53Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.description.abstractDespite the importance of trade facilitation as an area of trade and development policy, there have been very few impact evaluations of specific trade facilitation reforms. This paper offers an evaluation of in-house clearance, a reform that allows qualified firms in Serbia to clear customs from within their own warehouse rather than at the customs office. The pooled synthetic control method applied here offers a novel solution to many of the empirical challenges that frustrate efforts to evaluate trade facilitation reforms. The method is used to estimate causal impacts on trade outcomes for 21 firms that adopted in-house clearance for import shipments. The program compressed the distribution of clearance times for adopting firms, but the estimated effects on median clearance times, inspection rates, and import value were not statistically significant. Tests for heterogeneous program impact do not indicate that the program affected adopting firms differently. Overall, the results suggest that the most evident benefit of the program for participating firms is reduced uncertainty about clearance times.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26506290/expediting-trade-impact-evaluation-in-house-clearance-program
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7708
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24625
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7708
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFORECASTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVARIABILITY
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectTIME
dc.subjectIMPORT REGIMES
dc.subjectDONOR
dc.subjectRESEARCH WORKING PAPERS
dc.subjectEVALUATION METHODS
dc.subjectINTEREST
dc.subjectSIMULATIONS
dc.subjectTOURISM POLICY
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectOPTIMIZATION
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectVARIABLES
dc.subjectMEASURES
dc.subjectESTIMATORS
dc.subjectEXPORT CLEARANCE
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectTRENDS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIER
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFLUENCE
dc.subjectTECHNIQUES
dc.subjectIMPORT DECLARATIONS
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectTESTS
dc.subjectEXPERIMENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCRITERIA
dc.subjectWTO
dc.subjectFIRM
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectEXPORT SUPPORT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectSTANDARDS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectAVERAGING
dc.subjectIMPORT DECLARATION
dc.subjectTESTING
dc.subjectCUSTOMS TERRITORY
dc.subjectMETHODS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectTRADE VOLUME
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectTRAVEL
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectVALIDITY
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectIMPORT VALUES
dc.subjectFORMAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS REGULATIONS
dc.subjectTOURISM
dc.subjectEXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subjectSAMPLES
dc.subjectSIZE
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectTRADE AGENDA
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectWEIGHT
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectHYPOTHESIS TESTING
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectESTIMATING
dc.subjectSIMULATION
dc.subjectEVALUATION
dc.subjectDONORS
dc.subjectBOYCOTTS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectESTIMATES
dc.subjectSTRATEGIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGY
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectIMPORT VALUE
dc.subjectSEE
dc.subjectGUARANTEE
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.titleExpediting Tradeen
dc.title.subtitleImpact Evaluation of an In-House Clearance Programen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleExpediting Trade: Impact Evaluation of an In-House Clearance Program
okr.date.disclosure2016-06-20
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okr.region.countrySerbia
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Facilitation
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Customs and Trade
okr.unitTrade and International Integration Team, Development Research Group
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