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Proposed Changed to WTO Special and Differential Treatment Provisions: An Analysis from the Perspective of Asian LDCs
Rahman, Mustafizur; Rahman, Kazi Mahmudur - 2006
Special and differential treatment (S&D) provisions introduced in the GATT and the WTO in support of strengthened global integration of the developing country (DC) and least developed country (LDC) members have come under increasing scrutiny and criticism in recent years. One criticism has been...
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Annex 2 and 3 of the Draft NAMA Text of July 2007: Implications for Bangladesh
Rahman, Mustafizur - 2007
The analysis particularly focuses on the possible implications of Annex 2 and Annex 3 of the NAMA modalities for Bangladesh.
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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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Bangladesh Apparels Export to the US Market - An Examination of Her Competitiveness vis-à-vis China
Rahman, Mustafizur; Anwar, Asif - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The rise of China has major repercussions for a country such as Bangladesh which has emerged as an important player in the global apparels market. True, the global pie in apparels trade is expected to expand considerably in view of the increase in demand, and also on account of the envisaged...
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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 ‘noodle bowl’ effect. This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of RTAs...
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