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Adequacy and effectiveness of logistic services in Nepal: Implication for export performance

Rajkarnikar, Pushpa Raj - 2010

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The Need for and Cost of Selected Trade Facilitation Measure Relevant to the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations: A Case Study of Nepal

Rajkarnikar, Pushpa Raj - 2006

Trade facilitation has been a longstanding and traditional feature of GATT, which is expected to have serious implication for developing member countries. This study aims to evaluate the need for and the cost of implementing trade facilitation measures in Nepal in the context of the ongoing WTO...

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Implementation of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement in Nepal: An Ex-ante Impact Assessment

Rajkarnikar, Pushpa Raj - 2006

Customs Valuation of goods is an important aspect of trade facilitation. In Nepal, the process of customs valuation for the customs tariff was systematized only after the introduction of Customs Act, 1962. In 1997, the Customs Act was amended and now basic valuation provisions based on...

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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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