Non-Tariff Measures, Import Competition, and Exports

Abstract

The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

Trade Policy and Exporters' Resilience: Evidence from Indonesia

“…13 Additionally, Indonesia is the only country that requires PSI in Southeast Asia and among other middle income countries. Calì and Montfaucon (2021) find that a 1% increase in exposure to pre-shipment inspections leads to a 0.6% drop in export values in Indonesia, while Jose et al (2006) find evidence that suggests that PSI increases under invoicing in Indonesia.…”

“…ERIA has updated the data and the latest one is 2018, where some of these coding errors may have been addressed Calì and Montfaucon (2021). details the process and the dissimilarities and coding errors corrected by the data.…”