Trade Interactions between the Russian Far East Regions and Asia-Pacific Countries: Assessment of Potential

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	Regionalistica 2019 Volume 6 number 5 pages 6-30

Title of the article	Trade Interactions between the Russian Far East Regions and Asia-Pacific Countries: Assessment of Potential
Pages	6-30
Author 1	Izotov Dmitry Alexandrovich Ph.D. in economics, leading research fellow Economic Research Institute FEB RAS 153, Tikhookeanskaya Street, Khabarovsk, Russia, 680042 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Author 2	Tochkov Kiril Iliyev Ph.D. in economics, professor Texas Christian University 2800 S. University Dr., Fort Worth, USA, 76129 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract	This paper uses a gravity model to estimate and decompose the trade barriers between the Russian Far East regions and Asia-Pacific countries. The results indicate that the mutual reduction of various hurdles can intensify trade relations between the Far East regions and Asia-Pacific countries. Based on our estimates, we identify the Far Eastern regions with the largest and smallest potential for expanding trade in the face of reduced institutional barriers with Asia-Pacific countries. Our findings further suggest that all regions of the Far East exhibit comparative institutional barriers that significantly exceed tariff barriers in trade with geographically remote Asia-Pacific markets.
Code	332.1+339.9
DOI	10.14530/reg.2019.5.6
Keywords	foreign trade ♦ comparative trade barriers ♦ decomposition ♦ potential of trade interactions ♦ geographical diversification of trade ♦ Asia-Pacific countries ♦ Russian Far East
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For citation	Izotov D.A., Tochkov K.I. Trade Interactions between the Russian Far East Regions and Asia-Pacific Countries: Assessment of Potential. Regionalistica [Regionalistics]. 2019. Vol. 6. No. 5. Pp. 6–30. (In Russian). DOI: 10.14530/reg.2019.5.6. (In Russian).
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