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This paper presents new data on the content of preferential trade agreements. The data contain detailed information on the 18 policy areas most frequently covered in preferential trade agreements, focusing on the stated objectives, substantive commitments, and other aspects such as transparency,...
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This paper exploits information from two different datasets to provide a novel and multi-dimensional picture of the engagement of all sub-Saharan African countries in global value chains (GVCs). It documents in detail the nature of the underlying data and the way it is used to construct several...
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policy and the types of measures used. Some countries acted to restrict exports and facilitate imports, others targeted only …
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outlook for trade and, indeed, for the world economy. He discusses that export development in the developing countries is not …Barber B. Conable, President of the World Bank and International Finance Corporation addressed the topic of the … agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT) statistics show that export earnings of developing nations fell by 5.5 percent last year …
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study investigates a possible reason that prevents convergence of countries in export performance. It shows that regulatory … quality, customs efficiency, quality of infrastructure, and access to finance among other factors increase export performance … convergence in export volumes with countries that have more liberal trade policies …
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