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Impact of U.S. Tariffs on Democratic Vote Share

Yu, Miaojie - EconWPA - 2005

.S. tariffs on the Democratic vote share. The effects are estimated with fixed effects and Two-Stage Least Squares based on data … are constructed and shown to be significant. Overall, a 10% decrease of weighted tariffs leads to a 12% decrease in the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556442

EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES: AN INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE AFTER DOHA

Bonaglia, Federico; Fukasaku, Kichiro - EconWPA - 2003

This paper discusses major policy issues related to commodity dependence and export diversification in low-income countries. Contrary to some widely-held view, it argues that natural resources are not necessarily a ‘curse’ that condemns low-income countries to underdevelopment but can...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005555981

Foreign Trade Regimes and Import Demand Function: Evidence from Sri Lanka

Emran, M. Shahe; Shilpi, Forhad - EconWPA - 2001

Time series data for Sri Lanka span periods of pervasive trade and exchange restrictions along with periods of liberalized trade. This paper implements a structural econometric model of aggregate imports which incorporates the implications of the shifts in the policy regime. The results...

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Assessing the Economic Impacts of Incorporating Romania's Agricultural and Food Sectors into EU's Customs Union: an Applied General Equilibrium Approach

Scrieciu, Serban S. - EconWPA - 2004

tariffs or their adjustment to EU's external levels. The model assumptions are highly theoretical and the model structure does …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134565

AN EVALUATION OF POST-INDEPENDENCE AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN RELATION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA(1960 - 1987}

NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2005

AGRICULTURE IN ITS COMMON PARLENCE INCLUDES PRODUCTION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN THE FIELDS OF CROPS, FORESTRY, FISHING … AND LIVESTOCK. NIGERIAN AGRICULTURE WAS CHARACTERIZED BY LOW FARM INCOMES; LOW CAPACITY LEVEL TO SATISFY FOOD AND FIBRE … APPROPRIATE STRATEGY FOR SECURING INCREASED FARM OUTPUT AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AN UNDERDEVELOPED AGRICULTURE. THIS PAPER THEREFORE …

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Review of Automotive Assistance

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003

to the Commission for inquiry and report. The Commission identified three options for the reduction of tariffs, with the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077073

Review of TCF Assistance

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

The Commission was asked to evaluate current assistance arrangements to the TCF industries and provide policy options for post 2005 assistance and to report on a range of related matters that will affect the sector's long-term viability. The inquiry will also look at relevant workplace issues...

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Rules of Origin under the Australia–New Zealand CER Trade Agreement

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

Rules of origin arrangements under the Australia–New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (CER) were referred to the Commission for examination and report by May 2004. The request stemmed from concerns that Australian and New Zealand firms were having difficulty achieving the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408017

Does tariff liberalization increase wage inequality? Some empirical evidence

Milanovic, Branko; Squire, Lyn - EconWPA - 2005

The objective of the paper is to answer an often-asked question : if tariff rates are reduced, what will happen to wage inequality ? We consider two types of wage inequality : between occupations (skills premium), and between industries. We use two large data bases of wage inequality that have...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408336

Review of Australia's general tariff arrrangements

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002

excludes the PMV and TCF sectors. On balance, the Commission saw advantages in the removal of the general tariffs under review …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556451

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