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Implications for provincial economies of meeting China's NDC through an emission trading scheme : a regional CGE modeling analysis

Pang, Jun; Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2019

This study analyzes the potential impacts of a national emission trading scheme on provincial economies in China of meeting China's emission reduction pledges, the Nationally Determined Contributions announced under the Paris Agreement. The study developed a multiregional, multisectoral,...

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How much would China gain from power sector reforms? : an analysis using TIMES and CGE models

Timilsina, Govinda R.; Pang, Jun; Yang, Xi - 2019

Many countries have undertaken market-oriented reforms of the power sector over the past four decades. However, the literature has not investigated whether the reforms have contributed to economic development. This study aims to assess the potential macroeconomic impacts of an element of the...

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Economy-Wide Impact of Electricity Price Increases in Bangladesh : A CGE Analysis

Timilsna, Govinda - 2017

This paper presents an analysis of the economic impact of electricity price increases in Bangladesh. A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is developed and used to trace through the impact of an increase in the price of electricity on GDP, household consumption, economy-wide investment,...

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Using Computable General Equilibrium Models to Analyze Economic Benefits of Gender-Inclusive Policies

Kabir, Kayenat - 2020

-inclusive economies and sustainable results for women on the ground. The note covers what the World Bank has been doing on this front …

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

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

As preferential trade agreements are growing in number and depth, assessment of their economic impacts has become more important to inform policy-makers facing a multitude of potential preferential trade agreements. This paper provides novel ex ante estimates of the impacts of two key...

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Linking top-down and bottom-up models for climate policy analysis : the case of China

Timilsina, Govinda R.; Pang, Jun; Yang, Xi - 2019

Top-down economic models, such as computable general equilibrium models, are the common tools to assess the economic impacts of climate change policies. However, these models are incapable of representing the detailed technological characteristics of the sources of greenhouse gas emissions. The...

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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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Small African economies in a more uncertain global trade environment : the potential impact of post-AGOA scenarios for Lesotho

Maliszewska, Maryla; Engel, Jakob; Arenas, Guillermo; … - 2019

This paper provides a forward-looking view of trade and its relevance for Lesotho's medium- and long-term development. It does this through computable general equilibrium analysis of potential impacts based on specific trade-related scenarios. The scenarios include the potential loss of American...

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Global Trade Watch 2018 : Trade Amid Tensions

Constantinescu, Cristina - 2019

. Trade policy developments are mixed. Restrictive trade measures imposed during 2018 affected 3.8 percent of world …-for-tat tariffs between the United States and China alone affected 2.0 percent of world merchandise trade in 2018. Ongoing trade … a multilateral approach and World Trade Organization reforms …

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Trade Developments in 2016 : Policy Uncertainty Weighs on World Trade

Constantinescu, Cristina - 2017

This edition of Global Trade Watch addresses three questions concerning recent trade developments: What is happening? Why? Does it matter? 2016 is the fifth consecutive year of sluggish trade growth and the year with the weakest trade performance since the aftermath of the 2008 global financial...

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