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Trade Protection in India: Economics vs. Politics?
Gang, Ira N.; Pandey, Mihir - Department of Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick - 1996
This paper investigates economic and political determinants of protection across the secondary (manufacturing) sector. Economic factors can be summarized by the infant industry argument and we expect industries which are relatively efficient compared to the rest-of-the-world to have low levels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005800328
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Liberalizing air cargo services in APEC
Geloso Grosso, Massimo; Shepherd, Ben - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This study aims at assessing the link between a more liberal air cargo regime and increased bilateral merchandise trade in the Asia Pacific region, under the auspices of APEC. Using the gravity model and employing the Air Liberalisation Index (ALI) developed by the WTO Secretariat, this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506941
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Impact of trade openness on output growth for Pakistan: an empirical investigation
Siddiqui, Amir Hussain; Iqbal, Javed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
In this paper we analyze the impact of trade liberalization policy on GDP growth of Pakistan for the period ranging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008526966
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The Uruguay Round and Trade in Manufactures and Services. General Equilibrium Simulations of Production, Trade and Welfare Effects of Liberalization
Haaland, Jan I. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
and non-tariff barriers (NTBs). Our results indicate that the welfare effects of the liberalization we consider (i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124490
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Does tariff liberalization increase wage inequality? Some empirical evidence
Milanovic, Branko; Squire, Lyn - EconWPA - 2005
The objective of the paper is to answer an often-asked question : if tariff rates are reduced, what will happen to wage inequality ? We consider two types of wage inequality : between occupations (skills premium), and between industries. We use two large data bases of wage inequality that have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408336
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Trade Liberalization in Latin American Countries and the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing in the WTO
Terra, María Inés - In: Economie Internationale (2003) 94-95, pp. 137-154
the liberalization, implemented up to now, has been limited. In the 90's the Latin American (LA) countries have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005607268
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Egyptian Foreign trade status with special focus on USA and EU as Egypt’s major trading partners
Melad, Khaled - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
2001, a number of trade liberalization and reform measures, although falling short of opening Egypt’s protected market …, contributed to enhancing exports to the global market place. The pace of liberalization received a boost with the new government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005617085
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An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Trade Liberalization and Poverty Reduction: A Case for Pakistan
Akmal, Muhammad Shahbaz; Ahmad, Qazi Masood; Ahmad, … - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 12 (2007) 1, pp. 99-118
liberalization on poverty. We investigated the relationship between trade liberalization and poverty levels both in the long run as … well as in the short run for Pakistan. To measure trade liberalization, we used standard indices of trade openness …, for long-run and short-run analyses respectively, our findings suggest that trade liberalization has a cumulative effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010587944
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An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Trade Liberalization and Poverty Reduction: A Case for Pakistan
Akmal, Muhammad Shahbaz; Ahmad, Qazi Masood; Ahmad, … - In: Lahore Journal of Economics 12 (2007) 1, pp. 99-118
liberalization on poverty. We investigated the relationship between trade liberalization and poverty levels both in the long run as … well as in the short run for Pakistan. To measure trade liberalization, we used standard indices of trade openness …, for long-run and short-run analyses respectively, our findings suggest that trade liberalization has a cumulative effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010592670
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Market Access Liberalisation in the Doha Round : Scenarios and Assessment
Fontagné, Lionel; Guérin, Jean-Louis; Jean, Sébastien - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005
The modalities of negotiation on market access for agricultural and non-agricultural products are an important item of the Doha Development Agenda. The dispersion of tariffs remains very large, translating into sizeable economic distortions. In particular, tariff peaks are numerous and highly...
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