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Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI): Computer and Related Services

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  • Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås

    (OECD)

  • Massimo Geloso Grosso

    (OECD)

  • Frédéric Gonzales

    (OECD)

  • Iza Lejárraga

    (OECD)

  • Sébastien Miroudot

    (OECD)

  • Asako Ueno

    (OECD)

  • Dorothée Rouzet

    (OECD)

Abstract

This paper presents the services trade restrictiveness indices (STRIs) for computer services. The STRIs are composite indices taking values between zero and one, zero representing an open market and one a market completely closed to foreign services providers. The indices are calculated for 40 countries, the 34 OECD members and Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa. The STRIs capture de jure restrictions. This report presents the first vintage of indicators for computer services and captures regulations in force in 2013. The scores range between 0.08 and 0.34, with a sample average of 0.18. Explicit barriers to trade in computer services are rare, but the sector is subject to a number of economy-wide restrictions facing all sectors. Among these, restrictions on movement of people (mode 4 in GATS terminology) make the largest contribution to the index value, followed by regulatory transparency issues. The paper presents the list of measures included in the indices, the scoring and weighting system for calculating the indices and an analysis of the results.

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  • Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås & Massimo Geloso Grosso & Frédéric Gonzales & Iza Lejárraga & Sébastien Miroudot & Asako Ueno & Dorothée Rouzet, 2014. "Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI): Computer and Related Services," OECD Trade Policy Papers 169, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:traaab:169-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jxt4np1pjzt-en
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    1. Zongo, Amara, 2021. "The impact of services trade restrictiveness on food trade," International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 71-94.
    2. Reto Föllmi & Angela Fuest & Philipp an de Meulen & Martin Micheli & Torsten Schmidt & Lina Zwick, 2018. "Openness and productivity of the Swiss economy," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, Springer;Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, vol. 154(1), pages 1-21, December.
    3. Zongo, Amara, 2020. "The Impact of Services Trade Restrictiveness on Food Trade," MPRA Paper 101658, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik, 2023. "Services in the India-EU free trade agreement," International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 176(C).
    5. Barbe, Andre & Chambers, Art & Khachaturian, Tamar & Riker, David, 2017. "Modeling Trade in Services: Multiple Modes, Barriers to Trade, and Data Limitations," Conference papers 332919, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
    6. Masood, Maria, 2019. "New evidence on income and the geographical distribution of imports: The case of audiovisuals," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(3), pages 717-734.

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    Keywords

    computer services; regulation; services trade; services trade restrictions;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • K33 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - International Law
    • L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software

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