1、 ASIA-PACIFIC RESEARCH AND TRAINING NETWORK ON TRADE Working Paper No.237|2024 Harnessing Digital Trade to advance the Sustainable Development Goals:An Empirical Study Witada Anukoonwattaka Pedro Romo Nikita Shahu Yann Duval The Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade(ARTNeT)is an open r

2、egional network of research and academic institutions specializing in international trade policy and facilitation issues.ESCAP,WTO and UNCTAD,as key core network partners,and a number of bilateral development partners,provide substantive and/or financial support to the network.The Trade,Investment a

3、nd Innovation Division of ESCAP,the regional branch of the United Nations for Asia and the Pacific,provides the Secretariat of the network and a direct regional link to trade policymakers and other international organizations.The ARTNeT Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progr

4、ess to encourage the exchange of ideas about trade issues.An objective of the series is to publish the findings quickly,even if the presentations are less than fully polished.ARTNeT Working Papers are available online at http:/artnet.unescap.org.All material in the Working Papers may be freely quote

5、d or reprinted,but acknowledgment is requested together with a copy of the publication containing the quotation or reprint.The use of the Working Papers for any commercial purpose,including resale,is prohibited.Disclaimer:This paper is a background paper prepared for the Asia-Pacific Trade and Inves

6、tment Report(APTIR)2023/24:Unleashing Digital Trade and Investment for Sustainable Development.The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this Working Paper do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning th