The Tariffs Trade Policy Simulator serves as an analytical tool for policymakers and practitioners to simulate tariff shocks—both increases and decreases—through bilateral trade relations. The tool enables the configuration of up to two simultaneous shocks to model customized policy scenarios. This simulator was created and is maintained by the Prosperity Research Team of the Development Research Group. Additional trade policy tools can be found on the Trade Policy and Fragementation Visualization Tools website.
About the Data: The variables in the data are created based on the 2025 edition of OECD-ICIO covering year 2022 and Constantinescu (2025).
References:
- Constantinescu, C. (2025). Processing raw tariffs into comparable tariff indicators: A methodological note. Mimeo: World Bank.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2025). Trade in Value Added (TiVA) Database: Based on Inter-Country Input–Output (ICIO) Tables. OECD.
Suggested Citation: Artuc and Ortega (2026). "International Trade Policy and Quantitative Models: A Practitioner’s Guide." World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 11347.
Resources
- Code: The code and additional documentation underlying this simulator are available on GitHub.
- User Guide: See the Appendix (page 39) of International Trade Policy and Quantitative Models: A Practitioner’s Guide for a User Guide to this simulator.
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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