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Policies, Enforcement, and Customs Evasion; Evidence From India
Mishra, Prachi; Subramanian, Arvind; Topalova, Petia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
, the effect of tariffs on evasion, and relate this elasticity to factors related to customs enforcement or the quality of … customs institutions. We find a positive and robust effect of tariffs on import tax evasion. We then show that the evasion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825954
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Fiscal Implications of Multilateral Tariff Cuts.
Lankes, Hans P - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BACKGROUND -- III. OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE -- IV. SIMULATION OF THE FISCAL REVENUE IMPACT OF TARIFF LIBERALIZATION -- V. SUMMARY AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691190
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VAT, Tariffs, and withholding; Border Taxes and Informality in Developing Countries
Keen, Michael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
optimally deployed, it is shown, then the usual prescription that a small economy should not deploy tariffs remains valid even …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599307
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Ukraine Gas Pricing Policy; Distributional Consequences of Tariff Increases
Mitra, Pritha; Atoyan, Ruben - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
Ukraine’s gas pricing policy subsidizes gas and heating for all households. As the cost of imported gas rises, this policy increasingly weighs on government finances, sustains energy over-consumption, dampens investment in delivery systems, and undermines incentives for domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242403
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Value of WTO Trade Agreements in a New Keynesian Model
Ganelli, Giovanni; Tervala, Juha - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
of an agreement, which cuts tariffs by one percentage point, is 0.5% to 2% of consumption, much larger than in trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242404
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The Macroeconomic Consequences of Import Tariffs and Trade Policy Uncertainty
Boer, Lukas - 2024
We estimate the macroeconomic effects of import tariffs and trade policy uncertainty in the United States, combining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015058747
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Trade Policy Implications of a Changing World: Tariffs and Import Market Power
Jakubik, Adam - 2023
-Uruguay Round applied tariffs and relying on the theoretical framework of the terms-of-trade motive for trade agreements, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015060015
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Pacific Island Countries: In Search of a Trade Strategy
Chen, Hong; Rauqeuqe, Lanieta; Singh, Shiu raj; Wu, Yiqun; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
International trade is vital for economic prosperity in Pacific island countries, but their trade performance has been weak over the past decade with the exception of resource-rich countries. Small country size and remoteness from global economic centers may have contributed to this relatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959471
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When is Economic Growth Pro-Poor? Experiences in Malaysia and Pakistan
Khan, Mahmood Hasan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
This paper focuses on two central issues related to the contrasting experiences of Malaysia and Pakistan regarding poverty reduction. First, it examines the structure of economic growth and its proximate determinants in the two countries, including the initial conditions, institutional changes,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248163
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Trade Policy with Heterogeneous Traders; Do Quotas Get a Bum Rap?
Krishna, Kala; Tan, Ling Hui - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper considers the effects of trade policy-tariffs and quotas-when importing is done by competitive traders who … conventional ranking of tariffs and quotas is turned on its head: quotas are not as bad for welfare as previously believed, while … tariffs may restrict trade by more than originally intended. Furthermore, the allocation of property rights (quota licenses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248181