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Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3
2. Conceptual Background.................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Determining originating status .......................................................................................... 5
2.2 The impact of constraining ROOs on trade ..................................................................... 5
2.3 Cumulation and its impact on trade.................................................................................. 7
3. Sectoral gravity modeling of Rules of Origin ................................................................... 9
3.1 The gravity model .............................................................................................................. 9
3.2 Panel Estimation: difference in difference ..................................................................... 11
3.3 Results.............................................................................................................................. 14
3.4 Cumulation and external trade diversion ....................................................................... 16
4. What drives the significance of ROOs? ......................................................................... 19
4.1 Firm, sectoral, and country level characteristics ........................................................... 19
4.2 Estimating the importance of the key characteristics.................................................... 21
4.3 Results.............................................................................................................................. 24
4. Summary and Conclusion.......................................................................................... 28
5. REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 29