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We investigate to what extent the probability that a Specific Trade Concern (STC) is raised in the WTO against a Member in a given sector is affected by past reductions in applied tariffs. Employing an identification strategy based on “new measures”, we find evidence of a substitution of...
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"This Advanced Guide has been developed to contribute to the engancement of developing countries' capacity to analyse and implement trade policy. It is aimed at government experts engaged in trade negotiations, as well as graduate students and researchers involved in trade-related study or...
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-Sanitary (SPS) regulatory measures and analyse the effects of product standards on three variables: (i) probability to export and to … exit the export market (firm-product extensive margins), (ii) value exported (firm-product intensive margin) and (iii …) export prices. In particular we study whether firms size, market shares and export orientation modify the effect of SPS …
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Introduction and overview / Patrick Low, Chiedu Osakwe and Maika Oshikawa -- African Union priorities in the WTO / Fatima Haram Acyl -- Economic diversification in Africa's number one economy / Okechukwu E. Enelamah -- Trade, investment and development / Rob Davies -- Integration into regional...
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Twenty-first century Africa is in a process of economic transformation, but challenges remain in areas such as structural reform, governance, commodity pricing and geopolitics. This book looks into key questions facing the continent, such as how Africa can achieve deeper integration into the...
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Twenty-first century Africa is in a process of economic transformation, but challenges remain in areas such as structural reform, governance, commodity pricing and geopolitics. This book looks into key questions facing the continent, such as how Africa can achieve deeper integration into the...
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The theme of this year’s Report is “Trade in a Globalizing World”. The Report provides a reminder of what we know about the gains from international trade and highlights the challenges arising from higher levels of integration. It addresses a range of interlinking questions, starting with...
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volatility. The Report examines a range of key measures employed in natural resource sectors, such as export taxes, tariffs and … challenges are addressed, including the regulation of export policy, the treatment of subsidies, trade facilitation, and the …
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during an emergency—including clear and agreed limits on export policy flexibility and shared rules on intellectual property …
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