This paper presents the services trade restrictiveness indices (STRIs) for logistics services. The STRIs are composite indices taking values between zero and one, zero representing an open market and one a market completely closed to foreign services providers. The indices are calculated for 40...

A country or firm's position in the value chain will largely depend on its comparative advantage, and therefore the mix of skills and resource endowments it brings to international production. For some, this might initially involve specialising in the labour intensive segments while others may...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in generating economic activity and employment in developing and developed countries. However, partly due to remaining at-the-border trade costs, SMEs continue to be less represented in international trade – as direct exporters...

Although global value chain (GVCs) participation in Southeast Asia has been growing, little is known about whether the benefits from participation are accruing to larger firms or if small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up the majority of companies and employ the bulk of the...

Against the background of rising anti-globalisation sentiment, this report argues that, while there are good reasons for some people to be angry, trade is not the root of many problems, nor can it solve them on its own. What is needed is an integrated approach to make the whole system work...

The mining sector accounts for a substantial share of exports and GDP in some countries, but rarely creates many direct jobs. This paper examines the mining sector using a value chain perspective, looking at both direct and indirect inputs and outputs. It finds that inputs from other sectors, in...

The following sections are included: <ul><li class="bullet">Introduction</li><li class="bullet">A Theoretical Model of Tax Rebates</li><li class="bullet">Modeling China's Duty Drawbacks and Tax Rebates in a CGE Framework</li><li class="bullet">Effects of Duty Drawbacks and Tax Rebates: Illustrative Experiments</li><li class="bullet">Concluding Remarks</li><li class="bullet">Appendix: Stability</li></ul><p> <form name="frmAbs" action="" style="visibility:hidden;"> <input name="href" value="/doi/abs/10.1142/9781783264797_0019" type="hidden"> <input name="title" value="Import Duty Drawback and VAT Rebate Policies: A CGE Analysis for China)" type="hidden"> <input name="doi" value="10.1142/9781783264797_0019" checked="checked" type="checkbox">

The following sections are included:IntroductionThe Model of Export Requirements with Import QuotasExport Requirements and WelfareConcluding RemarksAppendix

The following sections are included:IntroductionThe ModelThe Short-Run Impacts of Profit-SharingThe Long-Run Equilibrium and DynamicsConcluding RemarksAppendix

The following sections are included:IntroductionGeneral Equilibrium Analysis of Domestic Equity ControlsThe Case of QuotasThe Case of TariffsConcluding RemarksAppendix: Stability