How can we best evaluate the barriers to trade in services and their impact on trade flows?

Background

Trade in services and digital trade across borders has rapidly grown in recent years, providing key drivers to the UK economy. However, measurement, classification and definitional challenges have come to characterise the nature of available evidence, driving the need for further research in this space.

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