Latina, Joelle; Piermartini, Roberta; Ruta, Michele - Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD), World … - 2011
When looking at the conditions of trade in natural resources the world appears upside down: tariff protection in … natural resources sectors is generally lower than for overall merchandise trade, while export restrictions are twice as likely … tariff escalation may be the result of an uncooperative trade policy. Specifically, tariff escalation and export taxes can be …