We consider two channels via which foreign inputs into industrial production may lead to productivity effects. The first one concerns dynamic externalities between firms which share technical and organizational knowledge which is vital for the productivity growth of a particular industry. We...

While the objectives of the World Trade Organization include promotion of economic development for developing countries, Current trade rules impede development interests significantly by depriving developing countries of the ability to adopt effective development policies. This problem is...

This paper discusses the importance of industrial tariffs for South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangaldesh and Nepal) and focusses on the ongoing NAMA negotiations in the WTO from the perspective of these South Asian countries