An analysis of market access

Author First name, Last name, Institution

Jay Squalli, Zayed University
Kenneth Wilson, Zayed University
Sarah Hugo, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Applied Economics

Publication Date

5-1-2010

Abstract

Market access matters. This article creates, for the first time, a quantitative measure of market access, the Market Access Index, which enables the creation of a rank order, or league table, of market access for a large sample of world economies. The article uses Structural Equation Modelling and a data set from the World Economic Forum and provides a broader framework for the analysis of market access arguing that market access is driven by the regulatory environment, public institutions and network industries. The article finds that network industries are the most important contributors to market access, followed by public institutions. The regulatory environment, covering trade policy is the least important contributor. These findings have important implications for the role of trade policy in influencing greater market access. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.

DOI Link

10.1080/00036840701736198

ISSN

0003-6846

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Volume

42

Issue

14

First Page

1833

Last Page

1844

Disciplines

Business

Keywords

data set, economic analysis, global economy, international trade, market conditions, modeling, trade policy

Scopus ID

77953569599

Recommended Citation

Squalli, Jay; Wilson, Kenneth; and Hugo, Sarah, "An analysis of market access" (2010). All Works. 412.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/412

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no