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Infrastructure and trade costs on ASEAN-5: land, sea and air

Trade costs may have significant impact on bilateral trade and can be caused by several factors, such as distance and infrastructural inefficiency. This study examines the determinants of trade costs and the role of physical infrastructure in ASEAN-5 member countries namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Phil...

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Main Authors: Ramli, Mohd Khairul Rafiz, Ismail, Normaz Wana
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51259/1/12-16.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.512592017-04-03T07:43:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51259/ Infrastructure and trade costs on ASEAN-5: land, sea and air Ramli, Mohd Khairul Rafiz Ismail, Normaz Wana Trade costs may have significant impact on bilateral trade and can be caused by several factors, such as distance and infrastructural inefficiency. This study examines the determinants of trade costs and the role of physical infrastructure in ASEAN-5 member countries namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Examining panel data from the period 1980 to 2009, regressions based on the standard panel data model show that land infrastructure, sea infrastructure, ICT and utilities, and port efficiency are statistically significant variables and have significant impacts on trade costs in this region. Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51259/1/12-16.pdf Ramli, Mohd Khairul Rafiz and Ismail, Normaz Wana (2012) Infrastructure and trade costs on ASEAN-5: land, sea and air. In: National Research & Innovation Conference for Graduate Students in Social Sciences (GS-NRIC 2012), 7-9 Dec. 2012, Mahkota Hotel, Melaka. (pp. 360-369).
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description Trade costs may have significant impact on bilateral trade and can be caused by several factors, such as distance and infrastructural inefficiency. This study examines the determinants of trade costs and the role of physical infrastructure in ASEAN-5 member countries namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Examining panel data from the period 1980 to 2009, regressions based on the standard panel data model show that land infrastructure, sea infrastructure, ICT and utilities, and port efficiency are statistically significant variables and have significant impacts on trade costs in this region.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ramli, Mohd Khairul Rafiz
Ismail, Normaz Wana
spellingShingle Ramli, Mohd Khairul Rafiz
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Infrastructure and trade costs on ASEAN-5: land, sea and air
author_facet Ramli, Mohd Khairul Rafiz
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title Infrastructure and trade costs on ASEAN-5: land, sea and air
title_short Infrastructure and trade costs on ASEAN-5: land, sea and air
title_full Infrastructure and trade costs on ASEAN-5: land, sea and air
title_fullStr Infrastructure and trade costs on ASEAN-5: land, sea and air
title_full_unstemmed Infrastructure and trade costs on ASEAN-5: land, sea and air
title_sort infrastructure and trade costs on asean-5: land, sea and air
publisher Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2012
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