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ahead with ambitious structural reforms to entrench macroeconomic stability and ensure an attractive environment for …
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, labor, and the environment; and addressing geopolitical concerns. Simulations of FTAs with the United States highlight the …
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How to entrench hard-won gains, increase resilience to shocks, and improve growth performance to reduce poverty? As Central America moves forward in regaining macroeconomic stability, these are the challenges. This study analyzes Central America’s real, fiscal, monetary, and financial...
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A comprehensive empirical investigation is carried out to ascertain the import-reducing effect of trade protection barriers. We first present a statistical summary of the status of global trade protection. Then, based on a monopolistic competition trade model and 1994 cross-country data on trade...
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This paper discusses the challenges that confront the WTO, inspired by the recent appointment of a new Director … the path forward for the WTO and for sustaining multilateral cooperation on trade. …
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At the 9th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Bali it was agreed to develop a work program to conclude the long … WTO takes a “silo approach”, addressing policy areas in isolation. This may reduce the relevance of WTO agreements as the … should be discussed. Greater use of the WTO for deliberation on trade policy matters and learning from the experience of …
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During the Uruguay Round (UR), regulations concerning subsidies were substantially modified. In the WTO three types of … liberalization proposals presented during preparations to a new WTO round differ significantly. Under so called « compromise …
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The present round of multilateral trade negotiations at the World Trade Organisation is likely to put an end to European export subsidies on agricultural and food products. This paper attempts to evaluate such a policy scenario. Its main contribution is to compare two management schemes for the...
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