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Tariffs in New Zealand : The economic impacts of retaining tariffs in New Zealand A dynamic CGE analysis
Ballingall, John; Giesecke, James; Zuccollo, James - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The government announced in late 2009 that it would freeze tariffs at current levels until 2015 at the earliest. We examine the potential costs and benefits to the New Zealand economy of this policy decision using a recently-developed dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the New...
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Addressing New Service Sectors in WTO/FTAs : Express Delivery and India
Mukherjee, Arpita; Pal, Parthapratim; Goswami, Ramneet - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The service sector is evolving. New services and new modes of delivering existing services have increased the complexities of services negotiations in the WTO and in FTAs. The WTO negotiations focus on market access but FTAs tend to go beyond market access to seeking regulatory commitments from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363422
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Indo-US FTA - Prospects for the Telecommunication Sector
Mukherjee, Arpita; Ahuja, Prerna - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Since telecommunication is one of the main drivers of economic growth and globalization, WTO (World Trade Organization) negotiations and New Age FTAs (Free Trade Agreements) have focused on liberalizing trade in this sector. The present paper analyses the possibilities of liberalizing trade in...
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Prospects for IT-Enabled Services Under a Indo-US FTA
Mukherjee, Arpita; Gupta, Paramita Deb - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
ITES/BPO services is an important and growing component of Indias trade in services with the US. While the Indian government has implemented several measures to support the growth of this sector, Indian companies face various barriers in the US market such as anti-outsourcing regulations,...
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Indo-U.S. FTA - Prospects for Audiovisual Services
Mukherjee, Arpita; Gupta, Paramita Deb; Ahuja, Prerna - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Many WTO (World Trade Organization) member countries, including India, are defensive about opening up of the audiovisual sector in the Doha Round due to reasons of cultural sensitivity. On the other hand, the United States is pushing for liberalizing trade in this sector both in the WTO and in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365170
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Does Finance Really Matter for the Participation of SMEs in International Trade? Evidence from 8,080 East Asian Firms
Jinjarak, Yothin; Mutuc, Paulo Jose; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and … interdependent relationships between export participation, firm size, and access to credit. SMEs participating in export markets tend … participation in export markets. The estimation results also point to the supportive influences of foreign ownership, worker …
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Regional Trade Agreements and Enterprises in Southeast Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The spread of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Southeast Asia has ignited a debate about their impact on business, and ways to avoid raising the business costs from the Asian ‘noodle bowl’ effect. This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of RTAs...
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