| Digitalisation underpins an increasing amount of economic activity and international trade, a process accelerated by COVID-19. This project will help APEC better understand this trend and how to maximise the benefits of digital trade/e-commerce by quantifying the economic impact for the APEC region of adopting modern digital trade/e-commerce provisions. The project will use empirical and econometric analysis to produce data on the relationship between specific digital trade/e-commerce provisions such as paperless trading, electronic authentication and consumer protection, and economic outcomes for APEC economies. |