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The Doha Round and Market Access for LDCs: Scenarios for the EU and US Markets

Carrère, Céline; de Melo, Jaime - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

LDCs hoped that the DOHA round would bring them greater market access in OECD countries than for non-LDCs. Using HS-6 … the EU to non-LDCs is taken into account, LDCs have about a 3% preferential margin in the EU market. In the US market, in … spite of preferences under AGOA, on a trade-weighted basis, LDCs are discriminated against. Under various “Swiss formulas …

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The Doha Round and Market Access for LDCs: Scenarios for the EU and US Markets

Carrere, Céline; De, Jaime Melo - HAL - 2011

It was a hope of LDCs that the DOHA round would bring them greater market access in OECD countries than for non-LDCs … access into the EU to non-LDCs are taken into account, LDCs have about a 3% preferential margin in the EU market. In the US … market, in spite of preferences under AGOA, on a trade-weighted basis, LDCs are discriminated against. Under various “Swiss …

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Trade Benefits for Least Developed Countries: the Bangladesh Case Market Access Initiatives, Limitations and Policy Recommendations

Rahman, Mustafizur - Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations - 2014

and beneficial for the LDCs. It concludes that Bangladesh will need to build the needed supply-side capacities and …

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Is there a linkage between sustainable development and market access of LDCs?

Tania, Sharmin Jahan - In: Law and development review 6 (2013) 1, pp. 143-223

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The United States and the New Regionalism/ Bilateralism

Yang, Yongzheng; Hilaire, Alvin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Current U.S. trade policy stresses establishing free trade areas (FTAs) with partners spanning the globe. Motivations include enhancing goods and services trade; stimulating investment flows; extending standards on intellectual property rights, labor, and the environment; and addressing...

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The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Opportunities and Challenges

Nsouli, Saleh M.; Funke, Norbert - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper reviews major issues involved in achieving the objectives of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Using a simple framework for evaluation, the analysis highlights considerations relevant to policymakers in the areas of poverty reduction, macroeconomic policies, trade...

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Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion?

Romalis, John; Amiti, Mary - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This paper assesses the effects of reducing tariffs under the Doha Round on market access for developing countries. It shows that for many developing countries, actual preferential access is less generous than it appears because of low product coverage or complex rules of origin. Thus lowering...

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The WTO and the Poorest Countries; The Stark Reality

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

Small and poor countries pose a challenge for the World Trade Organization (WTO). These countries have acquired a significant say in WTO decision-making. However, they have limited ability to engage in the reciprocity game that is at the heart of the WTO, and have limited interests in the...

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The WTO Promotes Trade, Strongly But Unevenly

Wei, Shang-Jin; Subramanian, Arvind - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper furnishes robust evidence that the GATT/WTO has had a powerful and positive impact on trade. The impact has, however, been uneven. GATT/WTO membership for industrial countries has been associated with a large increase in imports estimated at about 40 percent of world trade. The same...

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Preferential Rules of Origin for the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership: Issues and Prospects

Manzano, George N. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2004

The design of rules of origin (ROO) in preferential trade agreements is critical because to the extent that it determines which products are eligible for trade preferences, it influences the magnitude of economic benefits arising from a free trade area (FTA) and who gets them. The challenge in...

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