Digital Trade Integration Dataset (2022)
- Type: Dataset
- Publisher: European University Institute
- Editors: Martina F. Ferracane, Tomás Rogaler Wilson, Simón González
- Year of Publication: 2023
- Abstract: The Digital Trade Integration (DTI) dataset is an open-access dataset of regulatory policies about digital trade. The database includes restrictive and enabling policies in 130 economies worldwide. By providing comprehensive and comparable information on regulatory policies across 65 indicators, the database boosts the transparency of digital trade governance, permitting analysis of differences in policies across countries, their effectiveness in supporting international trade and investment in digital-intensive products, and enabling the identification of good practices in the area of digital trade.
The digital trade policy environment in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Type: Report
- Publisher: ECLAC – United Nations
- Authors: Ferracane, Martina F.; Fredes, Alejandro; Rogaler, Tomás; Mulder, Nanno.
- Year of Publication: 2024
- Abstract: This report presents significant findings from the Regional Digital Trade Integration Index (RDTII), highlighting similarities and differences among the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean. After introducing the Digital Trade Integration database and the methodology used in RDTII, the report outlines the main index scores by country and pillar. Jamaica, with the lowest score of 0.14, has the most open regulatory environment for digital trade in the region, whereas Cuba, with the highest score of 0.62, has a regulatory environment that is quite restrictive. The report also summarizes the findings for each of the 12 pillars of RDTII and offers a snapshot of the regulatory similarity across pillars, highlighting the pillars that provide opportunities for practicable regulatory harmonization in the region. The document concludes with some policy recommendations.
An online tool to extricate the web of digital trade regulation
- Type: Blog post
- Publisher: Civica Research
- Year of Publication: 2023
- Abstract: An update from Bocconi University about the Digital Trade Integration Project.
Digital trade, data protection and EU adequacy decisions
- Type: Working Paper
- Publisher: European University Institute
- Year of Publication: 2023
- Authors: Martina F. Ferracane, Bernard Hoekman, Filippo Santi, and Erik van der Marel
- Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Working Papers, 2023/37, Global Governance Programme
- Abstract: Using a structural gravity model, we assess whether EU adequacy decisions on data protection are associated with bilateral digital trade. Controlling for digital-relevant bilateral covariates, including preferential trade agreements and other binding data flow arrangements, we find that countries that received EU adequacy exhibit an increase in digital trade between 6-14 percent, representing a trade cost reduction up to 9 percent […].
Unlocking EU Global Digital Trade: New Study Shows the US’s Key Role in EU Data Adequacy Determinations
- Type: Blog post
- Publisher: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
- Year of Publication: 2023
- Author: Nigel Cory
- Abstract: This blog post shows the policy impact of an EUI working paper that assesses the relation between adequacy decisions and trade in digital services.
The Digital Trade Integration database : description of pillars and indicators
- Type: Working Paper
- Publisher: European University Institute
- Year of Publication: 2022
- Author: Martina F. Ferracane
- Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Working Papers, 2022/70, Global Governance Programme
- Abstract: This paper serves as a supplement to the Digital Trade Integration database. It details the structure of the database and its indicators, and it provides key definitions, the methodology for data collection and the main resources used for data collection.
Digital trade integration: global trends
- Type: Policy Brief
- Publisher: TEPSA
- Year of Publication: 2022
- Author: Martina F. Ferracane
- Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Policy Brief, Global Governance Programme
- Abstract: Recent initiatives devoted to mapping digital trade policies warn against rising regulatory divergence in crucial policy areas for the digital economy, including data policies, content access, and telecom infrastructure. Evidence-based analysis on the impact of digital regulatory heterogeneity and on the ability of digital policies to achieve their desired policy objective should inform the design of new initiatives to foster a predictable and safe regulatory environment for the digital economy. […]
Rwanda Economic Update: Boosting Exports Through Technology, Innovation, and Trade in Services
- Type: Working Paper
- Publisher: World Bank
- Year of Publication: 2022
- Author(s): Calvin Zebaze Djiofack; Peace Aimee Niyibizi
- Abstract: Rwanda’s economy staged a strong recovery in 2021. Inflationary pressures are mounting, leading the National Bank of Rwanda to tighten monetary policy. Looking ahead, economic growth is expected to moderate in 2022-24, weighed down by the war in Ukraine. Fiscal consolidation and spending efficiencies will be introduced with the FY22-23 budget to preserve space for growth-enhancing investment […]
Digital trade in Asia
- Type: Working Paper
- Publisher: European University Institute
- Year of Publication: 2022
- Author(s): Deborah Elms; Nick Agnew
- Series/Report no.: EUI RSC, 2022/51, Global Governance Programme-474 [Global Economics]
- Abstract: Digital trade has become a major driver of economic development by enhancing productivity and lowering costs of trade in goods. While digital trade promises new opportunities for individuals and firms of all sizes, it also raises new challenges. […]
Data governance models and geopolitics: insights from the Indo-Pacific region
- Type: Working Paper
- Publisher: European University Institute
- Year of Publication: 2022
- Author: Martina F. Ferracane
- Series/Report no.: Policy Briefs, 2022/48, Global Governance Programme [Global Economics]
- Abstract: Cyberspace is widely recognised as an “object of geopolitical competition” between countries advocating for an open internet space and countries that aim to use this space as a tool for control. The Indo-Pacific region represents one of the most contested and strategically significant domains, principally because of the role of China […]
Asia-Pacific Digital Trade Regulatory Review 2022
- Type: Report
- Publisher: UN-ESCAP; OECD
- Year of Publication: 2022
- Abstract: This report is a preliminary step towards a greater understanding of the digital trade policy environment in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides an overview of the digital trade policy environment in the Asia-Pacific region, based on data collected from 21 sample economies.