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Research, Data & Tools

Research

The Trade team carries out research in areas that help define priority areas for trade, competitiveness, and development, and shape the global debate on how to use trade as a lever for growth and poverty reduction. Our work program responds both to research priority areas as identified by clients and operational demand from regional team including AgricultureServices Poverty& Trade, etc. For more topics:
   Research Core Team
   Trade Research Website 
   Policy Research Working Papers on Trade  
   Books
Data
As part of its activities, the Trade team collects data and produces indicators to support policymakers' trade policy diagnostics:

   World Trade Indicators (WTI) 
   World Development Indicators (WDI)
  
Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 
  
 Overall Trade Restrictiveness Indices 
  
 Data on Trade and Import Barriers
   Trade, Production and Protection Database, 1976-2004
   Technical Barriers to Trade and Standards Database
   Global Antidumping Database 
   WTO Dispute Settlement Database
 
  
Innovation and Development Around the World, 1960 - 2000
   Social Accounting Matrices for the Regions of Russia, 2001

Tools

The Bank also provides country teams and policymakers with tools to carry out trade analysis and diagnostics:  

Software & Excel based tools

   World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS)
   Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool (TRIST)
   International Trade Centre's Market Analysis Tools 

Handbooks

   Customs Modernization Handbook, 2005
   Reforming the Regulatory Procedures for Import and Export: Guide for Practitioners, 2006
   Industry Checklists 
  
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Last updated on July 23, 2008




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Of Interest

Events

Topical Websites

Trade Resources

IEG Evalutaion
Assessing World Bank Support for Trade 1987-2004