This paper assesses role played by export promotion institutions in shaping the extensive margin of Latin American and Caribbean countries' exports over the period 1995-2004. The authors find that the presence of offices of export promotion agencies abroad favors an increase in the number of...

According to the Washington Consensus, developing countries' growth would benefit from a reduction in tariffs and other barriers to trade. But a backlash against this view now suggests that trade policies have little or no impact on growth.

This presentation discusses global regionalism in LAC, taking different perspectives to understand integration. It also deals with integration strategies in a changing environment and how to recalibrate the world trading system. Lastly, it draws a series of conclusions for emerging global and...

This paper explores the relationship between preferential and multilateral trade liberalization at the sectoral level using a unique dataset that includes data on most favored nation (MFN) and bilateral preferential tariffs at the 4-digit ISIC level for 11 Latin American countries over the...

Acceso a los mercados en os tratados de libre comercio Instrumentos: Aranceles Nacion Más Favorecida [NMF] y Preferenciales, Medidas no Arancelarias [NTMs] y Normas de Origen Evaluacion preliminar del impacto de la liberalización comercial en acuerdos de libre comercio sobre el comercio

Traditional market access issues in RTAs Instruments: MFN and Preferential Tariffs; NTMs and Rules of Origin Preliminary empirical assessment impact regional market access liberalization on trade

This paper examines the impact of trade policy on production specialization patterns in ten Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela) over the period 1990-2001, and explicitly assesses the potential implications of a...

Presenta recomendaciones para la reducción de las brechas de integración, destinadas a fomentar el diálogo y sentar las bases para promover la infraestructura física y reducir los costos comerciales intrarregionales.

According to the Washington Consensus, developing countries' growth would benefit from a reduction in tariffs and other barriers to trade. But a backlash against this view now suggests that trade policies have little or no impact on growth.

This paper explores the relationship between preferential and multilateral trade liberalization at the sectoral level using a unique dataset that includes data on most favored nation (MFN) and bilateral preferential tariffs at the 4-digit ISIC level for 11 Latin American countries over the...