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"The authors provide estimates of the impact that removing all merchandise trade distortions (including agricultural subsidies) would have on food and agricultural production, trade, and incomes. Using the latest versions of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) database and the World Bank's...
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wages and wage inequality. After setting up unusual historical data sets of trends in tariffs, trends in wages, and trends …
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World Trade Organization that permits member countries to impose retaliatory tariffs in response to trade violations … committed by other members. They show that monetary fines are more efficient than tariffs in terms of granting compensation to … paid by the violating country. If fines must ultimately be supported by the threat of retaliatory tariffs, they fail to …
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severely strained and protectionism continues to be an ominous threat. This report reviews how alternative policies may affect …
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Iraq is facing daunting challenges of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) insurgency, political upheaval, and profound economic and humanitarian crises. Compounding the ISIS-related crisis, the sharp decline in global oil prices has resulted in significant decline in oil export revenues....
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The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context and assesses the implications of these developments and other...
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Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moldova faced the deepest and most prolonged recession among transition countries, and the resulting increase in poverty has made it the poorest country in Europe today. The main objective of this report is to update and assess poverty in Moldova in...
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