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Lessons from the first two decades of trade policy reviews in the Americas
Valdés, Raymundo - 2010
operation of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism. Those Reviews show that trade liberalization came hand-in-hand with internal … liberalization slowed down during the second decade under review, with tariffs having come down mostly during the earlier years. The … considerable trade policy liberalization achieved during past years, and to strengthen the multilateral trading system. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326779
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Afghanistan's WTO accession : costs, benefits and post-accession challenges
Mobariz, Ahmad Shah - 2015
The paper undertakes a cost-benefit analysis of Afghanistan's accession to the WTO while attempting to shed light on the post-WTO accession challenges. For our empirical analysis we have applied the WITS/SMART model to assess the implication of the WTO membership. A cut in tariffs is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010496206
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Firm response to competitive shocks : evidence from China's minimum wage policy
Hau, Harald; Huang, Yi; Wang, Gewei - 2016
The large regional variation of minimum wage changes in 2002-08 implies that Chinese manufacturing firms experienced competitive shocks as a function of firm location and their low-wage employment share. We find that minimum wage hikes accelerate the input substitution from labor to capital in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516714
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Firm response to competitive shocks : evidence from China's minimum wage policy
Hau, Harald; Huang, Yi; Wang, Gewei - 2016
The large regional variation in minimum wage levels in the period 2002-08 in China implies that Chinese manufacturing firms experienced competitive shocks as a function of firm location and their low-wage employment share. We find that minimum wage hikes accelerate the input substitution from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011519046
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From Slowdown to Lockdown : Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on Small Firms in India
Rathore, Udayan - 2020
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of the Indian manufacturing sector, contributing nearly a third of India's GDP and providing employment to over 110 million workers. Beginning on the 25th of March 2020, the Government of India has imposed one of the strictest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012832475
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Firm response to competitive shocks : evidence from China's minimum wage policy
Hau, Harald; Huang, Yi; Wang, Gewei - 2017
The large regional variation in minimum wage levels in the period 2002-08 in China implies that Chinese manufacturing firms experienced competitive shocks as a function of firm location and their low-wage employment share. We find that minimum wage hikes accelerate the input substitution from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011718640
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Firm Response to Competitive Shocks : Evidence from China's Minimum Wage Policy
Hau, Harald - 2017
The large regional variation in minimum wage levels in the period 2002-08 in China implies that Chinese manufacturing firms experienced competitive shocks as a function of firm location and their low-wage employment share. We find that minimum wage hikes accelerate the input substitution from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012947448
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Tariff Rates, Offshoring and Productivity: Evidence from German and Austrian Firm-Level Data
Hansen, Thorsten - 2010
This paper studies the impact of trade liberalization in terms of tarif cuts within the Eastern European enlargement on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427590
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Tariff rates, offshoring and productivity : evidence from German and Austrian firm-level data
Hansen, Thorsten - 2010
This paper studies the impact of trade liberalization in terms of tarif cuts within the Eastern European enlargement on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952123
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International trade in travel and tourism services : economic impact and policy responses during the COVID-19 crisis
Barkas, Panagiotis; Honeck, Dale; Rubio, Ester - 2020 - Manuscript date: 26 August 2020
In this paper, we investigate tourism-related policy approaches that WTO member countries adopted in the early weeks of the COVID-19 crisis. We highlight the need for stakeholders to coordinate their responses in order to mitigate the negative crisis effects and better prepare the sector for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012294670