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Economic Community of West African States : Fiscal Revenue Implications of the Prospective Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union
Zouhonbi, Simplice G - 2020
This paper applies a partial equilibrium model to analyze the fiscal revenue implications of the prospective economic partnership agreement between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union. The authors find that, under standard import price and substitution...
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The Poverty Impacts of the Doha Round in Cameroon : The Role of Tax Policy
Emini, Christian Arnault; Cockburn, John; Decaluwe, Bernard - 2005
The aim of this paper is to assess the possible impacts of the Doha Round of negotiations on poverty in Cameroon. During the recent period of economic recovery, Cameroon has enjoyed a sharp decline in poverty with the headcount index falling from 53.3 percent of inhabitants in 1996 to 40.2...
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Market Structure and Market Access
Francois, Joseph F. - 2016
We examine the interaction between goods trade and market power in domestic trade and distribution sectors. Theory suggests a set of linkages between service-sector competition and goods trade supported by econometrics involving imports of 22 OECD countries vis-agrave;-vis 69 exporters....
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Preference Erosion and Multilateral Trade Liberalization
Francois, Joseph F.; Hoekman, Bernard; Manchin, Miriam - 2005
Because of concern that OECD tariff reductions will translate into worsening export performance for the least developed countries, trade preferences have proven a stumbling block to developing country support for multilateral liberalization. The authors examine the actual scope for preference...
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The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement : Impact on Trade Flows and External Trade Barriers
Calvo Pardo, Hector F. - 2014
Using detailed data on trade and tariffs from 1992-2007, the authors examine how the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement has affected trade with nonmembers and external tariffs facing nonmembers. First, the paper examines the effect of preferential and external tariff reduction on import growth from...
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Unlocking Bangladesh-India Trade : Emerging Potential and the Way Forward
De, Prabir - 2017
The primary objective of this study is to analyze the impact on Bangladesh of increased market access in India, both … within a static production structure and also identifying dynamic gains. The study shows that Bangladesh and India would both … India by 182 percent, and nearly 300 percent if transaction costs were also reduced through improved connectivity. These …
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Services Reform and Manufacturing Performance : Evidence from India
Arnold, Jens Matthias - 2017
The growth of India's manufacturing sector since 1991 has been attributed mostly to trade liberalization and more … permissive industrial licensing. This paper demonstrates thesignificant impact of a neglected factor: India's policy reforms in …
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Learning Versus Stealing : How Important are Market-Share -- Reallocations to India's Productivity Growth?
Harrison, Ann E. - 2017
comprehensive, firm-level data from India's organized manufacturing sector to show that market-share reallocations did play an … important role in aggregate productivity gains immediately following the start of India's trade reforms in 1991. However … productivity, which can be attributed to India's trade liberalization and FDI reforms …
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Geography and Exporting Behavior : Evidence from India
Mukim, Megha - 2012
institutions at the spatial unit of districts in India. The study disentangles the within-industry effect from the within … manufacturing firms in India, which allows for the introduction of firm-specific controls and a battery of fixed effects. The …
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Trade Facilitation in Services : A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis
Gillson, Ian - 2020
Beyond their key contribution to value chains in all sectors, services represent a centrally important source of economic and export diversification. This paper discusses how to promote trade in services as a channel for growth, employment, and diversification by assessing services trade costs...
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