Market access barriers and non-tariff measures can appear through a variety of regulatory, legislative or procedural routes, carrying significant costs to businesses or otherwise prohibiting or restricting trade. Research in this area should aim to improve measurement of trade barriers and how they arise, what their real business impact is, and the extent of actionability.
The data, statistics and measurement questions on market access and non-tariff measures are:
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
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Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sussex
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