Using Supply Chain Analysis to Examine

the Costs of NonTariff Measures(NTMs) : Michael J Ferrantino, WTO

1. Critically examine the barriers along the supply chain affecting the intra-industry trade and scale economies.
2. What would be the implications of these barriers on the H-O trade model?

Staff Working Paper ERSD-2012-02 Date: 15 February 2012 World Trade Organization Economic Research and Statistics Division This paper appears in the WTO working paper series as commissioned background analysis for the World Trade Report 2012 on "Looking beyond International Co-operation on Tariffs: NTMs and Services Regulations in the XXIst Century" Using Supply Chain Analysis to Examine the Costs of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) and the Benefits of Trade Facilitation Michael J. Ferrantino U.S. International Trade Commission Revised: 15 February 2012 Disclaimer: This is a working paper, and hence it represents research in progress. This paper represents the opinions of the authors, and is the product of professional research. It is not meant to represent the position or opinions of the WTO or its Members, nor the official position of any staff members. Any errors are the fault of the author. Copies of working papers can be requested from the divisional secretariat by writing to: Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization, Rue de Lausanne 154, CH 1211 Geneva 21, Switzerland. Please request papers by number and title.