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Measuring global trade policy activity.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- WTO Working Papers 25189808.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (35 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- WTO, 2025.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This paper introduces the Trade Policy Activity (TPA) Index, a novel indicator measuring evolving global trade policy dynamics since the Global Financial Crisis. Using a Dynamic Factor Model on comprehensive trade policy data covering 197 countries and territories, we document a structural shift around 2019 with a substantial expansion in the use of trade policies.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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