Vladimirova Alina

Analytical Survey of Major Factors Influencing the Asymmetries Increase in Export and Import Statistics of the Southeast Asian Countries

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2020, №1(46), 45-68

 
Annotation: This paper aims to introduce an analytical review of major factors contributing to the increase in the number of discrepancies in export and import statistics. By providing empirical evidence with a specific focus on Southeast Asia, the study demonstrates that a particular factor’s influence isn’t equal even for countries of the same region and that it can change over time. Systematization of the survey results is presented as a typology of major causes that lead to asymmetries in international merchandise trade statistics.

Keywords: data quality assessment, international trade, bilateral asymmetries, discrepancies in data, foreign trade statistics, mirror statistics, causes classification, UN Comtrade, Southeast Asia, ASEAN