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Australia-Thailand Trade: Has the FTA Made a Difference?
Athukorala, Prema-chandra; Kohpaiboon, Archanun - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
This paper examines the impact of the Australia-Thailand free trade agreement (TAFTA) on bilateral trade between the two countries, paying attention to the implications of rules of origins (RoO) and the utilization of tariff preferences. It is found that trade has expanded faster following TAFTA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274831
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Sri Lanka's Trade Policies: Back to Protectionism
Pursell, Garry; Ahsan, F.M. Ziaul - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
for the world multilateral trading system. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008861949
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Global production sharing and trade patterns in East Asia
Athukorala, Prema-chandra - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2013
countries within global production networks. It also highlights the rise of China and it’s positioning within these production …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144020
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Export performance in developing countries: A comparative perspective
Paudel, Ramesh C - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014
Landlockedness imposes additional costs on trade and reduces the international competitiveness. This paper examines the determinants of export performance of landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) compared to other developing countries using the standard gravity modelling framework. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252691
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Understanding Long-run Price Dispersion
Crucini, Mario J.; Yilmazkuday, Hakan - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2013
We use a unique panel of retail prices spanning 123 cities in 79 countries from 1990 to 2005, to uncover six novel properties of long-run international price dispersion. First, at the PPP level, virtually all (91.6%) of price dispersion is attributed to service-sector wages, consistent with a...
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Food security policy options for China: lessons from other countries
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014
As China becomes more industrial and urbanized, it is likely to become more dependent over time on imports of … consider for ensuring adequate long-term food security and less income inequality? This paper evaluates China's historical … record since 1980 and then projects China's economy to 2030, using the GTAP global economy-wide model. It draws on past …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762627
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Implications for Indonesia of Asia's Rise in the Global Economy
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014
This paper projects Indonesia's production and trade patterns to 2020 and 2030 in the course of global economic development under various growth and policy scenarios. We employ the GTAP model and Version 8.1 of the GTAP database, along with supplementary data from a range of sources to support...
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Promoting Domestic Reforms Through Regionalism
Dee, Philippa - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
There is a strong presumption among economists that domestic reforms are promoted by regionalism. Yet strong empirical evidence for this proposition is lacking. The purpose of the paper is to examine in some detail both the theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on this issue, drawing on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009293750
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Global Production Sharing and South-South Trade
Athukorala, Prema-chandra; Nasir, Shahbaz - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
share of South-South trade in world trade has increased significantly over the past two decades. However, this increase has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010640552
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Costing Global Trade Barriers, 1900 to 2050
Anderson, Kym - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
By how much did the cost of governmental barriers to trade change over the 20th century, and how might they change by the middle of the 21st century? This paper addresses that question by first reviewing evidence on the changing extent of global trade restrictions since 1900, particularly for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010640558