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Do customs trade facilitation programmes help reduce customs-related corruption?
Michael, Bryane; Ferguson, Frank; Karimov, Alisher - 2012
Customs-related corruption costs World Customs Organisation (WCO) members at least $2 billion in customs revenue each … only help reduce corruption and improve efficiency - in a large number of customs agencies -- if the customs agency …'s director undertakes a big-bang approach to reform. We also find support for the corruption clubs theory - that customs agencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513660
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A framework for transparency in international trade
Bernal Turnes, Paloma; Ernst, Ricardo - In: Investigaciones europeas de Dirección y Economía de … 21 (2015) 1, pp. 1-8
The aim of this paper is to cover the gap in literature about transparency in the context of international trade … facilitation. It focuses on the importance of transparency in achieving growth in international trade and the differences between … non-transparent practices and corruption in global trade. Managing the disclosure of information about rules, regulations …
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Trade facilitation provisions in regional trade agreements traits and trends
Neufeld, Nora - 2014 - Manuscript date: January 15, 2014
The paper first surveys the Trade Facilitation landscape at the regional level and analyses the main forces shaping it. It identifies key factors driving regional Facilitation approaches, examining their priorities, features and underlying philosophies. The study also highlights significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230933
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Digital trade facilitation : paperless trade in regional trade agreements
Duval, Yann; Mengjing, Kong - 2017
are most commonly found in RTA chapters on e-commerce or in those dedicated to Customs and trade facilitation. Their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011658327
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Trade facilitation measures under free trade agreements : are they discriminatory against non-members?
Yamanaka, Shintarō; Tafgar, Aiken; Lazaro, Dorothea - 2010
Are trade facilitation measures under free trade agreements (FTAs) discriminatory? This important question has yet to be sufficiently explored by the existing literature on trade facilitation. Despite the multilateral scope and non-discriminatory objectives of trade facilitation measures, some...
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A new look at the extensive trade margin effects of trade facilitation
Beverelli, Cosimo; Neumüller, Simon; Teh, Robert - 2014 - Manuscript date: 13 October 2014
We estimate the effects of trade facilitation on the extensive margins of trade. Using OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators - which closely reflect the Trade Facilitation Agreement negotiated at the Bali WTO Ministerial Conference of December 2013 - we show that trade facilitation in a given...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010417170
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Infrastructure provision and Africa's trade and development prospects : potential role and relevance of The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
Niggli, Nicholas C.; Osei-Lah, Kodjo - 2014 - Manuscript date: 30 October, 2014
Two issues stand out in this conversation. The first concerns the unfinished business of the global fight against the scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic performance - affordable and efficient public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010426539
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Do Customs Trade Facilitation Programmes Help Reduce Customs-Related Corruption?
Michael, Bryane; Ferguson, Frank; Karimov, Alisher - 2012
Customs-related corruption costs World Customs Organisation (WCO) members at least $2 billion in customs revenue each … only help reduce corruption and improve efficiency - in a large number of customs agencies - if the customs agency …'s director undertakes a big-bang approach to reform. We also find support for the corruption clubs theory - that customs agencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014189284
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Trade facilitation and global value chains in a post-pandemic world
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2023
indicate that TF measures related to transparency, institutions, and formalities are of utmost importance, whereas sustainable … TF, trade, and GVCs: first, transparency policies will increase trade in manufactured goods more than proportionally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014289869
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Containing tariff evasion
Anne, Clement; Chalendard, Cyril; Fernandes, Ana Margarida - 2023
To identify transactions at risk of tariff evasion, this paper matches export transaction data from France with import transaction data from Madagascar using container identifiers. Reporting discrepancies between exporters and importers are prevalent but small, with over two-fifths of importers...
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