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Trading off the income gains and the inequality costs of trade policy

Artuc, Erhan; Rijkers, Bob; Porto, Guido G. - 2019

This paper characterizes the trade-off between the income gains and the inequality costs of trade using survey data for 54 developing countries. Tariff data on agricultural and manufacturing goods are combined with household survey data on detailed income and expenditure patterns to estimate the...

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Can taxes help ensure a fair globalization?

Adjognon, Guigonan Serge; Soest, Daniël Pieter van; … - 2019

This paper analyzes whether taxation can be successfully used to reduce the incidence of labor informality and achieve higher equality in a globalized economy. To this purpose, it develops a two-area model: a developed country and an emerging country. The two areas differ according to the size...

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Economic and distributional impacts of free trade agreements : the case of Indonesia

Calì, Massimiliano; Maliszewska, Maryla; Olekseyuk, Zoryana - 2019

ante estimates of the impacts of two key preferential trade agreements currently negotiated by Indonesia, the largest … Indonesia may negotiate in the future. To that end it, combines a dynamic, multi-country computable general equilibrium model … the preferential trade agreements considered, the European Union-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement …

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Traders' dilemma : developing countries' response to trade disputes

Devarajan, Shantayanan; Go, Delfin S.; Lakatos, Csilla; … - 2018

If trade tensions between the United States and certain trading partners escalate into a full-blown trade war, what should developing countries do? Using a global, general-equilibrium model, this paper first simulates the effects of an increase in U.S. tariffs on imports from all regions to...

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From currency depreciation to trade reform : how to take Egyptian exports to new levels?

Youssef, Hoda; Zaki, Chahir - 2019

The Arab Republic of Egypt is yet to meet its exports potential, which has been historically hampered by several domestic market distortions and multiple barriers, resulting in weak export performance and modest regional and global integration. Although the liberalization of the exchange rate in...

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The Lao Trade Story : Implementing Trade Policy and Trade Facilitation Reforms in Lao PDR

World Bank Group - 2016

In 2015, Lao PDR is virtually unrecognizable from what it was just a decade ago. A more open, more outward trade landscape has transformed the country from a closed-off backwater into a fast-growing developing country, complete with coffee shops, restaurants, and billboards lining the streets of...

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From Evidence to Policy : Supporting Nepal's Trade Integration Strategy

World Bank Group - 2016

In the last decades, slow growth and job creation have encouraged emigration, further dampening domestic sources of growth in Nepal. Tepid growth over the past decade, the slowest in the region, has resulted in few jobs being created, leading to more Nepalese workers seeking opportunities...

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From Evidence to Policy Supporting Nepal's Trade Integration Strategy : Assessment of the Impact of the Cash Incentive to Promote Export Diversification in Nepal

Pazzini, Aldo - 2016

In 2010 or 2011, Nepal set up a cash incentive scheme for exporters aimed at reducing its trade deficit and vulnerability to external shocks, by promoting export growth and diversification for its firms. The Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice has been partnering with the Government of...

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From Evidence to Policy Supporting Nepal's Trade Integration Strategy : Designing Institutions to Promote Trade and Investment in Nepal

Gomez Mera, Laura - 2016

As a small, landlocked economy, Nepal's development prospects are closely tied to its ability to increase integration in the regional and global marketplace. Despite significant changes in Nepal's trade sector over the past decade, the country's export performance has remained poor, with exports...

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Trade Policy Reforms for the Twenty First Century : The Case of Nepal

Narain, Ashish - 2017

This report examines how Nepal could move away from a remittance-driven growth model by reforming its trade policies to increase competitiveness. It looks at the extent to which Nepal has been tapping into its trade potentials, the underlying obstacles that it faces, and the type of reforms that...

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