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Cotton Sector Strategies in West and Central Africa

Goreux, Louis M. - 2002

Cotton production in West and Central Africa (WCA) has contributed to growth and poverty reduction. Recently, the … by major cotton producers outside Africa). Several countries in WCA are undergoing reforms in the cotton sector to … objective of poverty alleviation has been adversely impacted by the downward pressures on world prices (exacerbated by subsidies …

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Trade and inclusive growth

Bacchetta, Marc; Cerra, Valerie; Piermartini, Roberta; … - 2021

This paper surveys the literature on the relationship between international trade and inclusive growth. It examines claims that the rise in inequality in many countries can be attributed to the concurrent rise in trade competition, especially from EMEs like China, spurring trade tensions and...

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The effect of tariffs in global value chains

Eugster, Johannes; Jaumotte, Florence; MacDonald, Margaux; … - 2022

This paper empirically investigates the impact of tariffs when production is organized in global value chains. Using global input-output matrices, we construct four different tariff measures that capture the direct and indirect exposure to tariffs at different stages of the production chain for...

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Dollar invoicing, global value chains, and the business cycle dynamics of international trade

Cook, David; Patel, Nikhil - 2022

Recent literature has highlighted that international trade is mostly priced in a few key vehicle currencies and is increasingly dominated by intermediate goods and global value chains (GVCs). Taking these features into account, this paper reexamines the relationship between monetary policy,...

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Global value chains and productivity : micro evidence from Estonia

Banh, Hang T.; Wingender, Philippe; Gueye, Cheikh - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented collapse in global economic activity and trade. The crisis has also highlighted the role played by global value chains (GVC), with countries facing shortages of components vital to everything from health systems to everyday household goods....

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The inflexible structure of global supply chains

Bayoumi, Tamim A.; Barkema, Jelle; Cerdeiro, Diego A. - 2019

The rise of global supply chains has had profound effects on individual economies and the global trading system, thereby complicating standard macroeconomic analyses. For many of the new and challenging questions brought about by this phenomenon, such as its impact on the global business cycle...

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Global value chains : what are the benefits and why do countries participate?

Ignatenko, Anna; Raei, Faezeh; Mircheva, Borislava - 2019

Over the last two decades, world trade and production have become increasingly organized around global value chains (GVC). Recent theoretical work has shown that countries can benefit from participation in GVCs through multiple channels. However, little is known empirically about the economic...

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The slowdown in global trade : a symptom of a weak recovery

Aslam, Aqib; Boz, Emine; Cerutti, Eugenio M.; … - 2017

Global trade growth has slowed since 2012 relative both to its strong historical performance and to overall economic growth. This paper aims to quantify the role of weak economic growth and changes in its decomposition in accounting for the slowdown in trade using a reduced form and a structural...

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6½ decades of global trade and income : “new normal” or “back to normal” after GTC and GFC?

Kalra, Sanjay - 2016

the relative role of 'globalization' and 'technology' shocks in accounting for the short and long run variance of global …

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Poverty and Social Impact Analysis : Linking Macroeconomic Policies to Poverty Outcomes: Summary of Early Experiences

Robb, Caroline M. - 2003

The objective of this paper is to present some early experiences of poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) from the … step toward PSIA by making more explicit the links between poverty and policies. Various examples highlight that even … potential poverty effects even in countries with limited data, and therefore contribute to a more informed policy debate and …

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