Infrastracture, trade facilitation and logistics: a study of its effects on the direction of Philippine expoerts
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2011-10
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Affirming several studies on the impact of logistics quality and trade facilitation on exports, our model suggests that the logistics quality of Philippines' Philippines' partner-country has an effect on the level of exports to It country. It has been established that landlocked countries' exports depend and tend to rely more on the quality of However neighbor's logistics. Philippines, for the Philippines, an archipelago country, how does our partner's How affect our exports? How does it shape our Using OLS
regression, our partners? Using OLS regression, we factor in the effects of logistics together with the economic size of the partner-country measured by their GDP Manila distance in nautical miles from Manila to their Using to help explain our country's exports. Using the modified gravity equation Logistics Performance Scores an improvement in the partner-country's Logistics Performance Our to determine its effects on export levels. Our findings show that improvements in logistics and trade facilitation in our country Finally, also boost our exports as suggested by many studies. Finally, we provided key insights and salient points regarding policy implications to conclude our study.
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Infrastracture, Trade facilitation, Exports