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The international trade environment is complex. Trade facilitation is sometimes described as being at once a political, economic, business, administrative, technical and technological issue. Subsequent research activities can be applied in nature or driven by more academic and theoretical considerations.
Applied research activities might include:
• border visits, audits and transaction cost evaluations
• the documentation, review and analysis of trade procedures
• implementation of trade facilitation measures and programme evaluations
• business and trade systems analysis
• evaluation and assessment of stakeholder control and compliance requirements
• business-case development
• cost-benefit analysis
• project governance and strategy
• regulatory impact assessments
• development of suitable research methods and fact-finding strategies More academic or theoretical driven research might include themes such as:
• trade facilitation and supply chain management
• technology and systems in international trade
• business-government relationships
• trade operations and policy
• trade governance and regulatory institutions
• supply chain security
• non-tariff barriers and market access
• WTO trade facilitation negotiations
• aid-for-trade, capacity building and development Please visit our Publications section to access some of our work. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 July 2009 )
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