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:
For the first time in 50 years the UK has 'sovereignty' over its trade policy. It must now decide, for example, how to configure its free trade agreements, its regulations for imported food and digital trade and its trad...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sussex
The project partially answers the question by addressing the impact of non-regulatory barriers to trade, but does not fully answer the question. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.
This project aims at understanding which factors stimulate or hamper economic relations between the UK and India. Both countries are important markets for each other's exporters and investors, and it is imperative to unl...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Sussex
The project partially answers the question by evaluating the impact of non-regulatory barriers to trade and proposing long-term options for future UK-India relations. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.
International trade is of vital importance for modern economies, and governments around the world try to shape their countries' exports and imports through numerous interventions. Given the problems facing trade negotiat...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Surrey
The project partially answers the question by using machine learning to evaluate the effects of preferential trade agreements on trade flows. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.