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Institutional Quality and Trade in Pacific Island Countries

Gani, Azmat; Prasad, Biman Chand - 2006

This research examines the impact of institutional quality on trade in selected Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Four indicators of institutional quality are chosen: government effectiveness, rule of law, regulatory quality and control of corruption; for six PICs: Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon...

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Trade Facilitation Needs and Customs Valuation in Fiji

Prasad, Biman Chand - 2006

In line with most developing countries, the last decade has seen Fiji adopt an export oriented, outward …-looking approach to trade relations. Import restrictions have been largely lifted in favour of export promotion, and as such Fiji now …

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What does RCEP mean for insiders and outsiders? The experience of India and Sri Lanka

Wignaraja, Ganeshan - 2018

This paper explores the economic implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - Asia's largest trade agreement - on India and Sri Lanka. The findings from existing model-based studies suggest that India, as an insider economy, will potentially gain from the RCEP while...

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Tariffs in New Zealand : The economic impacts of retaining tariffs in New Zealand A dynamic CGE analysis

Ballingall, John; Giesecke, James; Zuccollo, James - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010

The government announced in late 2009 that it would freeze tariffs at current levels until 2015 at the earliest. We examine the potential costs and benefits to the New Zealand economy of this policy decision using a recently-developed dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the New...

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Does Finance Really Matter for the Participation of SMEs in International Trade? Evidence from 8,080 East Asian Firms

Jinjarak, Yothin; Mutuc, Paulo Jose; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014

This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and … interdependent relationships between export participation, firm size, and access to credit. SMEs participating in export markets tend … participation in export markets. The estimation results also point to the supportive influences of foreign ownership, worker …

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Regional Trade Agreements and Enterprises in Southeast Asia

Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013

The spread of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Southeast Asia has ignited a debate about their impact on business, and ways to avoid raising the business costs from the Asian â€˜noodle bowlâ€™ effect. This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of RTAs...

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