Assessing the Impact of the Trade Facilitation Agreement on Agri‐Food Global Value Chain Integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21543558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandro Steinbach (0000-0001-6283-7920, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics North Dakota State University Fargo North Dakota USA), Carlos Zurita (0000-0003-0303-5965, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics North Dakota State University Fargo North Dakota USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 2128-2154 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0378-5920 • E-ISSN: 1467-9701 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/twec.13736 |
| OpenAlex | W4411662155 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 64 |
This article assesses the relationship between the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and agri‐food global value chain (GVC) integration. While the TFA aims to improve cross‐border trade by lowering trade costs, our findings suggest that higher levels of joint TFA implementation are associated with reduced agri‐food GVC flows. Only three of the 12 TFA articles have a positive relationship with agri‐food GVC integration, highlighting substantial variation in the impact of specific trade facilitation measures. Five articles show a negative association, likely reflecting the high costs of TFA implementation. Lasso regularised regressions indicate that the positive relationships observed may be confounded by joint WTO membership. These results emphasise the challenges of implementing trade facilitation measures and provide important considerations for policymakers in future trade negotiations
Biology · Business · Economics · Facilitation · Food chain · International economics · International trade · Physics · Statistics · Trade barrier · Trade facilitation · Global Trade and Competitiveness · Global trade and economics · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Mathematics · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |