A Measurement of Aggregate Trade Restrictions and their Economic Effects /

We develop a new Measure of Aggregate Trade Restrictions (MATR) using data from the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. MATR is an empirical measure of how restrictive official government policy is towards the international flow of goods and services. MATR is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Estefania-Flores, Julia
Other Authors: Furceri, Davide, Hannan, Swarnali, Ostry, Jonathan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/001
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