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Trade Facilitation : Developments and the Way Forward for ASEAN and China
Yeoh, Emile - 2013
Trade facilitation is important based on the rationale that all of the processes of international transaction need to go through regulated procedures. Efficient management and implementation of these procedures are thus essential and can serve as one of the channels to enhance a country's...
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Corruption, Trade Costs and Gains from Tariff Liberalization : Evidence from Southern Africa
Sequeira, Sandra - 2021
primary data on firm behavior and bribe payments suggest that corruption is a potential explanation for the observed low … elasticities. In contexts of pervasive corruption, even small bribes can significantly reduce tariffs, making tariff liberalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013239818
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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...
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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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A FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSPARENCY IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE / UN MARCO PARA LA TRANSPARENCIA EN EL COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL
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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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985003
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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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Integrity for Hire: An Analysis of a Widespread Program for Combating Customs Corruption
Yang, Dean - Research Seminar in International Economics, University … - 2005
Can governments successfully combat bureaucratic corruption by “hiring integrity” from the private sector? This paper … data that governments can use to fight corruption in customs agencies. I find that countries implementing such inspection … customs corruption are behind the import duty improvements: the programs also lead to increases in imports (potentially …
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Corruption in customs
Chalendard, Cyril; Fernandes, Ana Margarida; Raballand, … - 2021
This paper presents a new methodology to detect corruption in customs and applies it to Madagascar’s main port … the approach, but also triggered a novel manifestation of manipulation that rejuvenated systemic corruption. Tax revenue … losses associated with the corruption scheme are approximately 3 percent of total taxes collected and highly concentrated …
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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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