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Impact of Export Subsidies on Pakistan’s Exports
Haque, Nadeem Ul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Throughout Pakistans history, policy has sought to promote exports through government support and incentives. The …, over the long run, the export financing scheme had a negative effect on exports while the rebate/refund scheme affected … exports insignificantly. Subsidy schemes clearly do not seem to work, yet they have been retained for many years. …
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Trade in Value Added : An East Asian Perspective
Inomata, Satoshi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This paper aims to provide a non-technical explanation of the concept of trade in value added, with particular reference to East Asia. The trade in value added approach allows us to redefine the relationship between countries of origin and destination in international trade, and thereby...
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Regional Borders and Trade in Asia
Lee, Woong; Bae, Chankwon - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This paper investigates the effect of regional borders on trade in Asia. The regional borders define the three regions of Asia : South, Southeast, and East Asia. Regional trade indicates the flows of trade within a region, whereas regional border trade means trade across regions. A gravity model...
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Fulfilling the Promises of South Asian Integration : A Gravity Estimation
Moinuddin, Mustafa - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
In all the regions of the contemporary world—including Asia—there is a growing trend in market consolidation through regional collaboration in the form of bilateral and regional trade agreements. Regional cooperation and integration can facilitate the way for expanding...
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Changing Commercial Policy in Japan During 1985–2010
Kawai, Masahiro; Urata, Shujiro - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
In this paper we examine the changing nature of Japan’s commercial policy over the last 25 years while reviewing Japan’s changing structure of trade, FDI and economy that underlay policy changes. We argue that until the late 1990s Japan adopted a two-track approach of relying on...
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The 2030 Architecture of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Free Trade Agreements
Chirathivat, Suthiphand; Srisangnam, Piti - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This paper investigates and analyzes the present status, potential, and prospects of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreements (FTAs). It begins with a review of the historical evolution of ASEAN FTAs, which captures the achievements of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement...
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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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Policy Dilemmas in India - The Impact of Changes in Agricultural Prices on Rural and Urban Poverty
Polaski, Sandra; Panda, Manoj; Ganesh-Kumar, A.; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Trade policy reforms which lead to changes in world prices of agricultural commodities or domestic policies aimed at affecting agricultural prices are often seen as causing a policy dilemma : a fall in agricultural prices benefits poor urban consumers but hurts poor rural producers, while a rise...
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Addressing New Service Sectors in WTO/FTAs : Express Delivery and India
Mukherjee, Arpita; Pal, Parthapratim; Goswami, Ramneet - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The service sector is evolving. New services and new modes of delivering existing services have increased the complexities of services negotiations in the WTO and in FTAs. The WTO negotiations focus on market access but FTAs tend to go beyond market access to seeking regulatory commitments from...
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India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Free Trade Agreement : Six Years Performance and Beyond
Kelegama, Saman; Mukherji, Indra Nath - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Free Trade Agreement signed in1998 was a pioneering attempt in the direction of trade liberalization in South Asian region. This paper examines the performance of the Agreement in the first six years of its coming into being and draws lessons from its success that could...
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