Trade Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis

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dc.creatorEvenett, Simon
dc.creatorFiorini, Matteo
dc.creatorFritz, Johannes
dc.creatorHoekman, Bernard
dc.creatorLukaszuk, Piotr
dc.creatorRocha, Nadia
dc.creatorRuta, Michele
dc.creatorSanti, Filippo
dc.creatorShingal, Anirudh
dc.date2020-12-17T15:27:44Z
dc.date2020-12-17T15:27:44Z
dc.date2020-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:38:27Z
dc.descriptionThis paper presents new high-frequency data on trade policy changes targeting medical and food products since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, documenting how countries used trade policy instruments in response to the health crisis on a week-by-week basis. The data set reveals a rapid increase in trade policy activism in February and March 2020 in tandem with the rise in COVID-19 cases, but also uncovers extensive heterogeneity across countries in their use of trade policy and the types of measures used. Some countries acted to restrict exports and facilitate imports, others targeted only one of these margins, and many did not use trade policy at all. The observed heterogeneity suggests numerous research questions on the drivers of trade policy responses to COVID-19, the effects of these measures on trade and prices of critical products, and the role of trade agreements in influencing trade activism.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/342251607972979213/Trade-Policy-Responses-to-the-COVID-19-Pandemic-Crisis-Evidence-from-a-New-Data-Set
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34942
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-9498
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/408039
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9498
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectCORONAVIRUS
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectPANDEMIC RESPONSE
dc.subjectEXPORT RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectMEDICAL GOODS TRADE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectSANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY STANDARDS
dc.subjectIMPORT LIBERALIZATION
dc.titleTrade Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis
dc.titleEvidence from a New Data Set
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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