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`1992': Trade and Welfare; A General Equilibrium Model

Gasiorek, Michael; Smith, Alasdair; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

This paper investigates the consequences of the completion of the internal market in the EC using a computable general equilibrium model of trade under imperfect competition. The focus of the paper is the welfare consequences of reducing trade barriers and the changes in production and trade...

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Commercial Links Between Western Europe and East Asia: Retrospect and Prospects

Anderson, Kym; Francois, Joseph - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

East Asia has rapidly become the third centre of gravity for global economic activity. North America is relatively well … integrated with East Asia, but Europe is not. This paper explores the extent to which economic growth and trade policy … Uruguay Round implementation highlight the fact that as East Asia’s relative importance in the world economy keeps growing, so …

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Would Multilateral Trade Reform Benefit Sub-Saharan Africans?

Anderson, Kym; Martin, Will; van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper examines whether, in the presence of trade preferences, Sub-Saharan African economies, and especially its poorest households, could gain from multilateral trade reform. The World Bank’s LINKAGE model of the global economy is employed to examine the impact first of current trade...

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Doha Merchandise Trade Reform: What’s at Stake for Developing Countries?

Anderson, Kym; Martin, Will; van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper provides new estimates of the global gains from multilateral trade reform and their distribution among developing countries in the presence of trade preferences. Particular attention is given to agriculture, as farmers constitute the poorest households in developing countries but the...

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Welfare Effects of `1992': A General Equilibrium Assessment for EC and EFTA Countries

Haaland, Jan I. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

In this paper production, trade and welfare effects of European integration are discussed, with particular emphasis on the effects for the EC and EFTA. Insight from previous partial and general equilibrium analyses of the internal market are reviewed, and new model simulations are presented. In...

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Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China

Francois, Joseph; Spinanger, Dean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper is concerned with the interaction of regulated efficiency and World Trade Organization (WTO) accession and its impact on China’s motor vehicle sector. The analysis is conducted using a 23-sector/25-region computable general equilibrium model. Regulatory reform and internal...

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Will Trade Liberalization Harm the Environment? The Case of Indonesia 2020

Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

Most-favoured-nation (MFN) trade liberalizations will always improve global economic welfare provided globally optimal environmental, and other, policies are in place. But since the latter proviso is not met in practice, empirical studies of the environmental and resource depletion effects of...

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Estimates of Bilateral Trade Elasticities and Their Implications for the Modelling of `1992'

Brenton, Paul; Winters, L. Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

In this paper we use detailed trade and production data and a theoretically consistent model of demand - the Almost Ideal Demand System - to estimate bilateral trade elasticities, the key parameters required for quantification of the effects of the `1992' programme. Initial results for 70 West...

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European Trade and Welfare after `1992'

Winters, L. Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

This paper reviews estimates of the effects of `1992' on international trade and welfare, and the policy implications of those estimates. It surveys earlier research starting with the Cecchini Report of 1988 and then summarizes some new results based on general equilibrium modelling with...

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Trade Liberalization and Heterogeneous Firm Models: An Evaluation Using the Canada - US Free Trade Agreement

Breinlich, Holger; Cuñat, Alejandro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We examine the qualitative and quantitative predictions of a heterogeneous firm model à la Melitz (2003) in the context of the Canada - US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) of 1989. We calibrate our model to the pre-trade liberalization stage, simulate the trade liberalization, and compute the...

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