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This paper describes the United States recently enacted Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and assesses its quantitative impact on African exports. The AGOA expands the scope of preferential access of Africa's exports to the United States in key areas such as clothing. However, its medium...
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manufacturing; and the mobilization of resources to deal with the trade problems of least developed countries. WTO Members have … country members include vital tariff lines. The initiatives on trade facilitation and aid for trade can play a valuable …
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Until recently, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been an eff ective framework for cooperation because it has … stake in maintaining trade openness, an initiative that builds on but redefi nes the Doha Agenda would anchor China more …
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imports from countries with lower carbon prices. A key factor affecting the impact of any border taxes is whether they are … of producers in high-income countries and less adversely affect developing country trade. Copyright Kiel Institute 2013 …
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Until recently, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been an effective framework for cooperation because it has … stake in maintaining trade openness, an initiative that builds on but redefines the Doha Agenda would anchor China more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009649777
prices. A key factor affecting the impact of these taxes is whether they are based on the carbon content of imports or the … developing-country trade. Therefore, as part of a comprehensive agreement on climate change, new WTO rules could be negotiated … that would prohibit the extreme form of action while possibly allowing trade actions based on domestic carbon content as a …
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Most economic analyses of climate change have focused on the aggregate impact on countries of mitigation actions. We depart first in disaggregating the impact by sector, focusing particularly on manufacturing output and exports because of the potential growth consequences. Second, we decompose...
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prices. While this paper confirms the findings of other research that unilateral emissions cuts by industrial countries will …, potentially creating pressure for trade action. A key factor affecting the impact of any border taxes is whether they are based on … seriously damage developing country trade. …
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The negotiations on trade in services at the WTO have so far produced little liberalization beyond levels unilaterally …
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Small and poor countries pose a challenge for the World Trade Organization (WTO). These countries have acquired a …
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