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Preferential Trade Liberalization in the North Atlantic

Baldwin, Richard; Francois, Joseph - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

This study provides a quantitative assessment of the implications of preferential trade liberalization by the North Atlantic economies. Emphasis is placed on the pattern of production and trade in North America and Western Europe, the pattern of import protection, and the likely trade and income...

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Trade Liberalization and Globalization: A Survey

Hillman, Arye L. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This Paper presents a survey of the literature on trade liberalization and globalization. The questions are why trade liberalization occurred, why trade liberalization took the form of reciprocity combined with multilateralism, why the liberalization allows for protectionist policies, and why...

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Economic Implications of Deeper Asian Integration

Francois, Joseph; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

services. Taking these estimates, along with tariffs, into our CGE model, we examine regionally narrow and broad agreements …

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A Customs Union with a Continuum of Products

Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1991

This paper analyses the customs union problem in a model containing a continuum of products. The continuum is in three dimensions, so that three countries each have a distinct comparative advantage. Trade patterns are endogenously determined, and changed by policy. This is in the tradition of...

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Relaxing the Restrictions on the Temporary Movements of Natural Persons: A Simulation Analysis

Walmsley, Terri Louise; Winters, L. Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

CGE model to investigate the extent of these costs, by examining the effects of an increase in developed countries’ quotas …

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Tariff Peaks in the Quad and Least Developed Country Exports

Hoekman, Bernard; Ng, Francis; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

Although average tariffs in Quad markets are very low, tariff peaks and tariff escalation have a disproportional effect on exports from least developed countries (LDCs). Tariff peak products tend to be heavily concentrated in agriculture and food products and in labour-intensive sectors such as...

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Rethinking Trade Preferences: How Africa Can Diversify its Exports

Collier, Paul; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Act shows that, in the right conditions, Sub-Saharan African countries have had large manufacturing export supply response …

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Why are Some People (and Countries) More Protectionist than Others?

Mayda, Anna Maria; Rodrik, Dani - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

We analyse a rich cross-country data set that contains information on attitudes toward trade as well as a broad range of socio-demographic, and other, indicators. We find that pro-trade preferences are significantly and robustly correlated with an individual's level of human capital, in the...

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The Allocative Cost of Price Ceilings: Lessons to be Learned from the US Residential Market for Natural Gas

Davis, Lucas W; Kilian, Lutz - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Following a Supreme Court decision in 1954, natural gas markets in the U.S. were subject to 35 years of intensive federal regulation. Several studies have measured the deadweight loss from the price ceilings that were imposed during this period. This paper concentrates on an additional component...

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Did Muhammad Ali Foster Industrialization in Early 19th Century Egypt?

Panza, Laura; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Muhammad Ali, who ruled Egypt between 1805 and 1849, intervened in Egyptian markets in an attempt to foster …, wheat) at low prices and sold them on world markets at much higher prices, a policy equivalent to an export tax. Ali also … Egyptian history than from other poor countries at that time since Egypt faced the same terms of trade boom typical of most …

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