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IJTEF 2022 Vol.13(5): 162-167 ISSN: 2010-023X
DOI: 10.18178/ijtef.2022.13.5.740

Developing Countries, Technical Non-Tariff Measures and South-South Trade: A Structural Gravity Analysis

Ayesha Fatma and Nalin Bharti

Abstract—Technical Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs), have seen a steady rise as a choice of trade policy instrument, worldwide. Given that South-South trade has seen a rapid rise over the last decade, there is a lack of studies investigating the impact of these measures in the South-South context. The paper analyzes the impact of these measures on South-South trade as a whole, and for the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries, in particular. We apply the Structural Gravity model with Poisson Pseudo-Maximum Likelihood (PPML) estimator, on a panel data set. Results show South-South trade to be one of the most negatively impacted categories, especially in the agriculture sector, whereas, the other categories show more variation in effects. Measures imposed by BRIC countries also affect SouthSouth trade more negatively, though BRIC countries themselves are less adversely impacted.

Index Terms—NTMs, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barrier to trade, structural gravity, south-south trade.

The authors are with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, 801106, India (e-mail: ayesha.phs17@iitp.ac.in, nalinbharti@iitp.ac.in).

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Cite: Ayesha Fatma and Nalin Bharti, "Developing Countries, Technical Non-Tariff Measures  and South-South Trade: A Structural Gravity Analysis," International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance vol.13, no.5, pp. 162-167, 2022.

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