Trade in International Transport Services: The Role of Competition

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We are concerned with trade in transport services (not cabotage butrather international shipping, transport,and related logistical services) and the importance of competitionand market structure in the sector. Weexamine implications of liberalization for profits, trade, andnational gains from trade. Though past GATSmaritime negotiations involved the maritime nations, we also flaginterests of consuming nations(particularly poorer developing countries). We further illustrateissues raised in the analytical sectionthrough a computational example, to provide a rough sense of ordersof magnitude and the importance of theissues raised for basic gains from improved market access.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 00-057/2

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies; Fragmentation ; Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations ; Multinational Firms; International Business
• Subject: services trade ; trade liberalization ; market access ; imperfect competition ; Schifffahrt ; Grenzüberschreitender Verkehr ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Marktstruktur ; Theorie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Francois, Joseph ; Wooton, Ian
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Tinbergen Institute
• (where): Amsterdam and Rotterdam
• (when): 2000

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/85410
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET