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Doha Merchandise Trade Reform : What???s at Stake for Developing Countries?
Anderson, Kym; Martin, Will; van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique - 2012
This paper provides new estimates of the global gains from multilateral trade reform and their distribution among developing countries in the presence of trade preferences. Particular attention is given to agriculture, as farmers constitute the poorest households in developing countries but are...
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Productivity Matters for Trade Policy : Theory and Evidence
Karacaovali, Baybars - 2012
There is a growing literature that investigates the effect of trade liberalization on productivity. Nearly all such studies assume that trade policy is determined independently of productivity, hence it is exogenous. The author shows that this assumption is not valid in general, both...
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Implications of WTO Agreements and Unilateral Trade Policy Reforms for Poverty in Bangladesh : Short versus Long-Run Impacts
Annabi, Nabil; Khondker, Bazlul; Raihan, Selim - 2012
The authors examine the effects of WTO agreements and domestic trade policy reforms on production, welfare, and poverty in Bangladesh. They use a sequential dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, which takes into account accumulation effects, allowing for long-run analysis. The...
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Antidumping and Safeguard Measures in the Political Economy of Liberalization : The Mexican Case
de la Torre, Luz Elena Reyes; Gonz??lez, Jorge G. - 2012
Mexico's creation and use of safeguard and antidumping processes to advance its liberalization illustrate three key points: (1) The country was able to use the instruments without losing political control. In a period of crisis that threatened congressional approval of critical steps in the...
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Trade Policy Barriers : An Obstacle to Export Diversification in Eurasia
Cusolito, Ana Paula; Hollweg, Claire H. - 2013
Despite trade liberalization efforts made by Eurasian countries, the export structure of the region shows significant levels of concentration across export destinations. To shed light on this observation, this research analyzes trade policy barriers in Eurasia, East Asia and the Pacific, and the...
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Trade Reform and Regional Dynamics
Carneiro, Rafael Dix; Kovak, Brian K. - 2015
This paper empirically studies the dynamics of labor market adjustment following the Brazilian trade reform of the 1990s. The paper uses variation in industry-specific tariff cuts interacted with initial regional industry mix to measure trade-induced local labor demand shocks and examines...
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Social Assistance and Poverty Reduction in Moldova, 2001-2004 : An Impact Evaluation
Verme, Paolo - 2012
This paper assesses the impact of social assistance benefits on household welfare in Moldova. Ignoring standard issues …
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How "Natural" are Natural Monopolies in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector? Case Studies from Developing and Transition Economies
Nauges, C??line; Berg, Caroline H. van den - 2012
economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic … find evidence of economies of scale in Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam, implying the existence of a natural monopoly. In … customer density in Moldova and Vietnam. The results of this study show that the cost structure of the water and wastewater …
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The Impact of Energy Price Changes in Moldova
Baclajanschi, Iaroslav; Bouton, Lawrence; Mori, Hideki - 2012
In January 2006 the price of natural gas supplied to Moldova increased from $80 to $110 per thousand cubic meters (mcm … the poorest households. This study examines the potential impact of higher energy prices on the economy of Moldova by …
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Firms, Jobs, and Employment in Moldova
Rutkowski, Jan - 2013
Despite low open unemployment, labor market outcomes are unsatisfactory in Moldova. Employment is low and job … opportunities are scarce. The author examines labor market performance in Moldova by focusing on firm dynamics. He finds that the … low level of employment in Moldova is due to the low rate of firm entry and the low rate of job creation in existing firms …
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