Welfare Effects and Cross-Country Distribution of Digital Trade Rule Upgrading: A Global General Equilibrium Analysis (Online Appendix)

Appendix B presents the digital trade rule indicator system. Appendix C maps the 24 sectors used in the study to OECD ICIO sectors.

Appendix D documents the processing of the BVD-Osiris firm sample. Appendix E explains the Olley-Pakes estimation of firm-level total factor productivity and reports a comparison with OLS estimates. Appendix F reports the trade and GDP simulation results for upgrading the breadth and depth of RCEP digital trade rules through the direct productivity and GVC-mediated productivity channels.