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In particular, the ability to export on time is crucial to explain comparative advantage in intermediate goods. These findings underscore the importance of investing in infrastructure and fostering trade facilitation to boost a country's participation in production networks. Furthermore, we contribute to the so-called “distance puzzle” by showing that the increasing importance of distance over time is in part driven by trade in intermediate goods.

No: ERSD-2010-14

Author:
Elisa Gamberoni — The World Bank
Rainer Lanz — Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD
Roberta Piermartini — World Trade Organization, WTO
 

Manuscript date: November 2010

Key Words:

aid for trade, trade facilitation, offshoring, export times, quality of infrastructure, quality of institutions, comparative advantage

JEL classification numbers:

F13, F14, L60

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