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Jean-François Arvis

Bio: Jean-François Arvis is an academic researcher from World Bank. The author has contributed to research in topics: Trade facilitation & Supply chain. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 39 publications receiving 2091 citations.

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16 Apr 2016
TL;DR: The fourth edition of Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy as mentioned in this paper is the most recent edition of the Connecting-to-Compete (C2C) series.
Abstract: This is the fourth edition of Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy. It features the Logistics Performance Index (LPI), which the World Bank has produced every two years since 2007. The LPI measures the on-theground efficiency of trade supply chains, or logistics performance. This year’s edition covers 160 countries.

452 citations

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01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: The third edition of Connecting to Compete, a report summarizing the findings from the new dataset for the 2012 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and its component indicators, is presented in this paper.
Abstract: This is the third edition of Connecting to Compete, a report summarizing the findings from the new dataset for the 2012 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and its component indicators. Based on a worldwide survey of global freight forwarders and express carriers, the LPI is a benchmarking tool developed by the World Bank that measures performance along the logistics supply chain within a country. The index can help countries identify challenges and opportunities and improve their logistics performance. The World Bank conducts the survey every two years. The 2012 LPI also provides expanded data on import and export supply chains in 143 countries, including information on time, cost, and reliability and ratings on domestic infrastructure quality, the performance of core services, and the friendliness of trade clearance procedures. The 2012 LPI and its indicators encapsulate the firsthand knowledge of movers of international trade. This information is relevant for policymakers and the private sector seeking to identify priorities for reform of their soft and hard trade and logistics infrastructure. Findings include the following. First, despite a positive trend in performance since 2007, infrastructure, clearance procedures, and quality of services remain serious constraints, except in high-income countries. Second, countries with substantial performance improvement are the ones that have implemented long-term and comprehensive reforms and investments. Third, efficient border clearance goes beyond customs and implies coordination of the various agencies involved. Fourth, greening the logistics is a growing concern, especially when shipping with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

411 citations

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TL;DR: Based on a worldwide survey of global freight forwarders and express carriers, the Logistics Performance Index is a benchmarking tool developed by the World Bank that measures performance along the logistics supply chain within a country.
Abstract: Based on a worldwide survey of global freight forwarders and express carriers, the Logistics Performance Index is a benchmarking tool developed by the World Bank that measures performance along the logistics supply chain within a country. Allowing for comparisons across 167 countries, the index can help countries identify challenges and opportunities and improve their logistics performance. The World Bank conducts the survey every two years.

370 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a revised approach to tackle the cost of being landlocked and a new analytical framework which uses a microeconomic approach to assess the trade and macroeconomic impacts of logistics.
Abstract: In the last two decades new emphasis has been given to the economic impact of geography, especially on the cost of being landlocked. From a development perspective, understanding the cost of being landlocked and its economic impact is critical, since one country of four in the world is landlocked (almost one out of three in Sub-Saharan Africa). Attempts to address the cost of being landlocked have mainly focused on regional and multilateral conventions aiming at ensuring freedom of transit, and on the development of regional transport infrastructure. The success of these measures has been limited, and many massive investments in infrastructure seem to have had a disappointing impact on landlocked economies. Although there may still be an infrastructure gap, this book, based on extensive data collection in several regions of the world, argues that logistics and trade services efficiency can be more important for landlocked countries than investing massively in infrastructure. Logistics have become increasingly complex and critical for firms' competitiveness, and a weakness in this field can badly hurt firms based in landlocked countries. This book proposes a revised approach to tackling the cost of being landlocked and a new analytical framework which uses a microeconomic approach to assess the trade and macroeconomic impacts of logistics. It takes into account recent findings on the importance of logistics chain uncertainty and inventory control in firms' performance. It argues that: (i) exporters and importers in landlocked developing countries face high logistics costs, which are highly detrimental to their competitiveness in world markets, (ii) high logistics costs depend on low logistics reliability and predictability, and (iii) low logistics reliability and predictability result mostly from rent-seeking and governance issues (prone to proliferate in low volume environments).

283 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors used newly collected data on trade and production in 178 countries to infer estimates of trade costs in agriculture and manufactured goods for the 1995-2010 period, and found that trade costs are strongly declining in per capita income.
Abstract: The authors use newly collected data on trade and production in 178 countries to infer estimates of trade costs in agriculture and manufactured goods for the 1995-2010 period. The data show that trade costs are strongly declining in per capita income. Moreover, the rate of change of trade costs is largely unfavorable to the developing world: trade costs are falling noticeably faster in developed countries than in developing ones, which serves to increase the relative isolation of the latter. In particular, Sub-Saharan African countries and low-income countries remain subject to very high levels of trade costs. In terms of policy implications, the analysis finds that maritime transport connectivity and logistics performance are very important determinants of bilateral trade costs: in some specifications, their combined effect is comparable to that of geographical distance. Traditional and non-traditional trade policies more generally, including market entry barriers and regional integration agreements, play a significant role in shaping the trade costs landscape.

166 citations


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TL;DR: The Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD) project as discussed by the authors was designed to expand the world's knowledge of physical infrastructure in Africa by collecting detailed economic and technical data on the infrastructure sectors in Africa.
Abstract: This study is part of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project designed to expand the world's knowledge of physical infrastructure in Africa. The AICD will provide a baseline against which future improvements in infrastructure services can be measured, making it possible to monitor the results achieved from donor support. It should also provide a more solid empirical foundation for prioritizing investments and designing policy reforms in the infrastructure sectors in Africa. The AICD is based on an unprecedented effort to collect detailed economic and technical data on the infrastructure sectors in Africa. The project has produced a series of original reports on public expenditure, spending needs, and sector performance in each of the main infrastructure sectors, including energy, information and communication technologies, irrigation, transport, and water and sanitation. The first phase of the AICD focused on 24 countries that together account for 85 percent of the gross domestic product, population, and infrastructure aid flows of Sub-Saharan Africa. Under a second phase of the project, coverage is expanding to include as many of the additional African countries as possible.

724 citations

01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: The Review of Maritime Transport as mentioned in this paper is a recurrent publication prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretariat since 1968 with the aim of fostering the transparency of maritime markets and analysing relevant developments.
Abstract: The Review of Maritime Transport is a recurrent publication prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretariat since 1968 with the aim of fostering the transparency of maritime markets and analysing relevant developments. This document covers data and events from January 2013 until June 2014. It compares the trends in maritime activities in developing and developed countries. Topics include: trends in international shipping, ownership of the world fleet, freight rates and transport costs, port developments, legal issues, and regulatory developments relating to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The last chapter focuses on maritime transport in small island developing States.

517 citations

16 Apr 2016
TL;DR: The fourth edition of Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy as mentioned in this paper is the most recent edition of the Connecting-to-Compete (C2C) series.
Abstract: This is the fourth edition of Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy. It features the Logistics Performance Index (LPI), which the World Bank has produced every two years since 2007. The LPI measures the on-theground efficiency of trade supply chains, or logistics performance. This year’s edition covers 160 countries.

452 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: The authors examines the role of adding-up constraints as the key difference between structural gravity with multilateral resistance indexes and reduced-form gravity with simple fixed effects by exporter and importer.

380 citations