Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance,
Stockholm School of Economics

No 455: Non-Tariff Barriers, Market Access and Trade

Thomas Mathä ()
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Thomas Mathä: European Institute of Japanese Studies, Postal: Stockholm School of Economics, P.O. Box 6501, S-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract: This paper analyses the effects of non-tariff barriers, in terms of both variable and fixed export costs, on trade structure. The relationship between fixed and variable trade costs determines whether international trade emerges. If trade emerges, only variable, but not fixed export costs, influence the trade structure. The empirical results suggest that non-tariff barriers act, in particular, as fixed export costs, as the trade and intra-industry trade emerge in a larger number of industries than prior to the Single European Market programme, while the share of intra-industry trade is unaffected.

Keywords: Factor Endowments; Country Size; Non-Tariff Barriers; Market Access; Economic Integration; Intra-& Inter-Industry Trade

JEL-codes: F12; F15

23 pages, July 17, 2001

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