Search Results - subject:"preferential access"

The Growth Comeback in Developing Economies; A New Hope or Back to the Future?

Bluedorn, John C; Duttagupta, Rupa; Guajardo, Jaime; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

Growth takeoffs in developing economies have rebounded in the past two decades. Although recent takeoffs have lasted longer than takeoffs before the 1990s, a key question is whether they could unravel like some did in the past. This paper finds that recent takeoffs are associated with stronger...

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Preferential Market Access Design: Evidence and Lessons from African Apparel Exports to the United States and the European Union

de Melo, Jaime; Portugal-Perez, Alberto - In: The World Bank Economic Review 28 (2014) 1, pp. 74-98

any origin (single transformation) and still meet the criterion for preferential access (the so-called Special Rule). In … seven beneficiaries, or approximately four times as much as the 44 percent growth effect from the initial preferential … access under the AGOA without single transformation. This change in design was also important for diversity in apparel …

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The Doha Round and Preference Erosion : A Symposium

Hoekman, Bernard - In: The World Bank Economic Review 20 (2006) 2, pp. 165-168

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A Canadian Perspective on Emerging Issues of NAFTA and Competitive Liberalization in the Global Meat Trade

Bilyea, Ted - In: Choices 28 (2013) 1

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The WTO and the Poorest Countries; The Stark Reality

Mattoo, Aaditya; Subramanian, Arvind - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

of the WTO, and have limited interests in the broader liberalization agenda because of their preferential access to …

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Caribbean Bananas; The Macroeconomic Impact of Trade Preference Erosion

Cashin, Paul; Mlachila, Montfort; Haines, Cleary - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper examines the macroeconomic effects of the erosion of trade preferences, with a focus on the export of Caribbean bananas to Europe. Estimates are made of the magnitude of implicit assistance provided over a period of three decades to eastern Caribbean countries through banana trade...

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Guyana; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

The aim is to analyze the main channels of transmission for shocks from the global economy to Guyana and assess their specific spillover magnitudes. The paper documents the transmission channels of external shocks to the real economy and the financial sector, citing magnitudes and risks. It then...

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Reaching the MDGs; An Action Plan for Trade

McDonald, Bradley J.; Gregory, Rob; Elborgh-Woytek, Katrin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

The actions proposed here focus on trade integration, substantially increasing exports of the poorest countries and helping them to meet the Millennium Development Goals. As the foundation for these ambitions, we emphasize the role of a secure, open global trading environmentâ€”strengthened...

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Competition in the Financial Sector; Overview of Competition Policies

Claessens, Stijn - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

As in other sectors, competition in finance matters for allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency. Theory suggests, however, that unfettered competition is not first best given the special features of finance. I review these analytics and describe how to assess the degree of competition in...

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Developments and Challenges in the Caribbean Region

Cueva, Simón; Tokarick, Stephen; Lundbäck, Erik J.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

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