Search Results - subject:"system of preferences"

Is erosion of tariff preferences a serious concern?

Bouët, Antoine (contributor); Fontagné, Lionel (contributor) - 2005

the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and its extensions. These include the EU’s recent Everything But Arms (EBA … generalised, non-reciprocal, non-discriminatory system of preferences in favour of the developing countries, including special … Agreement; Euromed = <<to come>>; GSP = Generalized System of Preferences; LDC = least developed countries; MEUFTA = Mexico …

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Preference erosion and multilateral trade liberalization

Francois, Joseph F.; Hoekman, Bernard M.; Manchin, Miriam - 2005

Because of concern that OECD tariff reductions will translate intoworsening export performance for the least developed countries, trade preferences haveproven a stumbling block to developing country support for multilateral liberalization.We examine the actual scope for preference erosion,...

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Conditional Policies in General Equilibrium

Krishna, Kala - 2005

Obtaining lower generalized system of preferences (GSP) tariffs requires meeting costly Rules of Origin (ROOs). Growing …

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Preferential Trade Area : Are Rules of Origin a Substitute for Tariffs? (Acordos Preferenciais De Comercio: Os Regimes De Origem Substituem as Tarifas?)

Kume, Honorio; Piani, Guida; Miranda, Pedro - 2005

rules of origin adopted by Nafta, Mercosur and that used by the European Union in its General System of Preferences (GSP …

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The Erosion of Tariff Preferences

Reynolds, Kara M. - 2005

The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the program instituted in 1976 that allows developing countries to export …

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Conditional Policies in General Equilibrium

Krishna, Kala - 2005

Obtaining lower generalized system of preferences (GSP) tariffs requires meeting costly Rules of Origin (ROOs). Growing …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065563

Foreign Direct Investment, Endogenous Tariffs, and Preferential Trade Agreements

Blanchard, Emily J. - 2005

This paper examines the complementarity between international trade and investment policies. A simple two country model demonstrates that export-platform FDI induces unilateral tariff liberalization by the FDI-source country, suggesting that international capital mobility may substitute...

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The Role of Importers and Exporters in the Determination of the U.S. Tariff Preferences Granted to Latin America

Silva, Peri A. - 2005

Silva investigates the role played by domestic importers and foreign exporters in improving preferential access to the domestic market. To this end, the framework he uses extends the protection for sale analysis to explicitly model the role of domestic importers and foreign exporters in...

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Tariff Preferences, WTO Negotiations and the Ldcs : The Case of the 'Everything But Arms' Initiative

Yu, Wusheng; Jensen, Trine Vig - 2005

By assessing the impact of the recently adopted 'Everything But Arms' (EBA) initiative of the EU on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and by showing how further multilateral trade liberalisations erode the EBA preferences and impact the LDCs, this paper attempts to uncover the LDCs' difficult...

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Preference Utilization and Tariff Reduction in European Union Imports from African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries

Manchin, Miriam - 2005

Despite the long relationship between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries aimed at encouraging their exports while stimulating growth and investment, the ACP states still face difficulties in integrating into the world economy. This paper examines the...

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