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This study analyzes the effects of the trade policy reform on the structure, performance and competitiveness of the … competitiveness of the industry. In particular, it measures performance in terms of export earnings, efficiency and productivity …
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industry operates. It also examines the performance, efficiency and competitiveness of the industry to determine the extent of …
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This study aims to evaluate the effects of the Trade Reform Program on the performance and competitiveness of the …’s competitiveness and efficiency. Findings have revealed that the TRP has rationalized the protection structure of the industry and its … subsectors between 1983-1988. While there have been significant improvements in allocative efficiency and competitiveness during …
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government has instituted trade policy reforms aimed to increase efficiency and competitiveness of industries through elimination …, efficiency competitiveness and structure of both industries. In particular, it examines the response of individual firms to trade …
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To stimulate industrial efficiency and achieve competitiveness in domestic and external markets, the government has … instituted Tariff Reform Program and the Import Liberalization Program. This study evaluates the performance and competitiveness … performance and competitiveness. Findings indicate that overall protection in these industries has been significantly lowered by …
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Recognizing the importance of an outward-oriented policy approach, countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines have liberalized their regulation on foreign direst investment by introducing various guarantees and incentives. The Philippines, however, lagged behind its...
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competitiveness of the shipbuilding and boatbuilding industry. While the latter is a sub sector of the former, it is treated …
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This paper studies the behavior of China’s foreign trade in the 1980s. Chinese customs data are used to construct, for the first time, quarterly unit value and volume series that are then used to estimate foreign trade income and price elasticities. The estimated export supply price...
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Although theory suggests that the real exchange rate should depreciate after a credible trade liberalization but could appreciate temporarily with a noncredible one, little empirical evidence exists. Unlike existing studies that use either indirect tests or unreliable openness measures, this...
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This paper presents the primary institutions and economic policies that have led to Chile’s remarkable record of stability and growth over the past twenty years. The core of this policy stance is the combination of fiscal discipline and an open trade policy regime, together with carefully...
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