The paper examines the fiscal issues which may arise from globalisation and trade liberalisation in the smaller economies of Latin America and the Caribbean. Their dependence on trade taxes for fiscal revenues is not only the result of history, but is also based on cost effectiveness. The...

All members join the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a result of negotiations. WTO membership means a balance of rights and obligations. The paper aims at building a synthetic index to measure the depth of accession commitments and estimate the economic impact of accession on Article XII...

Deepening industrial interdependency in East Asia was not just a spontaneous phenomenon but it has been carefully aided and facilitated by the series of policies implemented by national governments. We examine here the link between trade facilitation policies and the evolution of production...

El presente articulo tiene por finalidad estudiar desde un punto de vista macroeconomico determinados problemas fiscales que pueden derivarse de la globalizacion y de la liberalizacion comercial en las pequenas economias de America Latina y el Caribe. A fin de asegurar una insercion viable en la...

This paper presents an evaluation of the impact of structural reforms using data collected for 17 Latin American countries for the period 1970-1996. In line with the literature, the results show that growth was responsive to investment in physical as well as in human capital. Results also...

This paper analyses from an international trade perspective the lower-than-expected growth dividends of the export-led strategy adopted by Mexico in the 1990s. Particular attention is given to employment, labour productivity and regional outcomes. The North American Free Trade Agreement caused...