Exports and international logistics (English)

Do better international logistics reduce trade costs, raising a developing country's exports? Yes, but the magnitude of the effect depends on the country's size. The authors apply a gravity model that accounts for firm heterogeneity and multilateral resistance to a comprehensive new international logistics index. A one-standard deviation improvement in logistics is equivalent to a 14 percent reduction in distance. An average-sized developing country...
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Behar,Alberto; Manners, Phil; Nelson, Benjamin.

Exports and international logistics (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5691 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/323981468330964119

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