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import tariffs and making trade free. This empirical exercise compares import tariff in pre- and post-crisis. Trade …There are two different opinions about India’s import liberalization surfaced in the recent global financial crisis … era. Some expressed India to be one of the highest trade restrictive economies and others appreciated India for lowering …
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This paper provides an update on the main elements of the reform agenda concerning the CEMAC trade regime as well as a tentative quantitative assessment of selected effects on tariff revenues and trade patterns. Notwithstanding data limitations, the key messages from the analysis are as follows....
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A lively debate is taking place over the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on East Asia's business between those who view the agreements as a harmful Asian "noodle bowl"—i.e., overlapping regional trade agreements—of trade deals and others who see net beneficial effects in...
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There are many explanations for apparently sudden changes in trade liberalization policy in India. This paper examines … some of these explanations against the history and characteristics of trade liberalization policy in India. It proposes an …
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The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of sugar import tariffs changes since the tariff import is the only …) model of Indonesian economy in 2008. Results showed that the increases of sugar import tariff have some different … conclusions. If sugar tariff import will rise to 41.6% and to 50%, the domestic output of sugar will increase about 1.89% and 3 …
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. How would an increase in FDI and a reduction in import tariff levels in isolation affect household welfare and other … that the two policies will have different impact on macroeconomic indicators, inter alia exchange rage, export, import and …
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This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that South Africa’s economic performance has strengthened in the last several years, with real GDP growing by 5–5½ percent in 2005–07, inflation declining to mid-single digits until recently, and employment growing steadily....
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The creation, in 1994, of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) customs union was a major step in the regional integration process in central Africa. The implementation of the agreed regime by the member countries, however, has remained unsatisfactory. A 2002–03...
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This Selected Issues Paper presents an analysis of Belarus-specific conditions and cross-country research, and proposes a roadmap for real-sector reforms. It highlights distortions resulting from the government’s interference in the economy, and presents an overview of economic benefits...
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China’s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in China’s...
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