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Export Competitiveness and FDI Performance across the Regions of the Russian Federation

Dairabayeva, Karlygash; Ferrantino, Michael Joseph; … - 2016

: (1) earning income (export goods in which Russia has traditionally had a comparative advantage); (2) diversification and …-mineral exports. Russia's lagging regions have much more tenuous international engagements than the rest of Russia in exports and … development and could be an important item on Russia's regional policy agenda. Such policies might have a variety of objectives …

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Import Dynamics and Demands for Protection

Hillberry, Russell; McCalman, Phillip - 2014

What kinds of changes in foreign competition lead domestic industries to seek import protection? To address this question this paper uses detailed monthly U.S. import data to investigate changes in import composition during a 24-month window immediately preceding the filing of a petition for...

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Russian Federation, the World Trade Organization, and the Eurasian Customs Union : Tariff and Non-Tariff Policy Challenges

Ferrantino, Michael Joseph; Gillson, Ian; Schmidt, Gabriela - 2016

This paper assesses issues relating to tariffs and nontariff measures (NTMs) in relation to Russia's World Trade … Organization (WTO) and Eurasian Customs Union (ECU) commitments. The analysis finds that full implementation of Russia's WTO tariff … Kazakhstan, would increase by an estimated $194 million, measured against a 2008 baseline. The impact of NTMs in Russia and the …

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Introduction and summary to the Handbook of Trade Policy and WTO Accession for Development in Russia and the CIS

Tarr, David G.; Barba Navaretti, Giorgio - 2012

Accession for Development in Russia and the CIS. The key policy conclusions of each of the chapters are highlighted in this … described here is available on the website www.worldbank.org/trade/russia-wto. This paper first explains the potential … first part treats trade policy (with applications to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS]). The second …

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Global Supply Chains and Trade Policy

Blanchard, Emily J.; Bown, Chad P.; Johnson, Robert C. - 2016

How do global supply chain linkages modify countries' incentives to impose import protection? Are these linkages empirically important determinants of trade policy? To address these questions, this paper introduces supply chain linkages into a workhorse terms-of-trade model of trade policy with...

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Joining, Upgrading and Being Competitive in Global Value Chains : A Strategic Framework

Cattaneo, O.; Gereffi, G.; Miroudot, S. - 2013

In recent years, global value chains have played an increasing role in business strategies, profoundly affecting international trade and development paradigms. Global value chains now represent a major source of socio-upgrading opportunities and a new path for development. Trade, competitiveness...

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Do Economic Crises Lead to Health and Nutrition Behavior Responses? Analysis Using Longitudinal Data from Russia

Nikoloski, Zlatko; Ajwad, Mohamed I. - 2013

Russia. The primary estimation strategy adopted is the semi-parametric difference-in-difference with propensity score …

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Vulnerability in Consumption, Education, and Health : Evidence from Moldova during the Russian Crisis

Murrugarra, Edmundo; Signoret, Jose - 2003

The authors analyze the widespread effects of the financial crisis in Russia to explore the vulnerabilities of …

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Financial Globalization : Unequal Blessings

Torre, Augusto de la; Levy Yeyati, Eduardo; Schmukler, … - 2002

The authors present a framework to analyze financial globalization. They argue that financial globalization needs to …

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Short-Term Impact of Brexit on the United Kingdom's Export of Goods

Kee, Hiau Looi; Nicita, Alessandro - 2017

The short-term impact of Brexit on goods exports is assessed using the Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index of the United Kingdom's major trading partners. The analysis shows that in the short run, leaving the European Union may cause the United Kingdom's exports to the European Union to decrease...

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