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Quality Controls, License Transferability and the Level of Investment

Tan, Ling Hui; Krishna, Kala; Ranjan, Ram - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper models investment/entry decisions in a competitive industry that is subject to a quantity control on an input for production. The quantity control is implemented by auctioning licenses for the restricted input (e.g., a pollution permit or a production license). The paper shows that...

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The End of Textiles Quotas; A Case Study of the Impacton Bangladesh

Mlachila, Montfort; Yang, Yongzheng - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper evaluates the effects on the Bangladeshi economy of phasing out textile and clothing (T&C) quotas currently … maintained by industrial countries. The planned abolition of the quotas under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing in 2005 will … balance of payments, output, and employment when the quotas are eliminated. …

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Free movement of goods within the European Union : a brief reflection in an age of growing protectionism

Argiolas, Davide - In: Contributions on applied business research and …, (pp. 35-59). 2019

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Chapter 1. The Empirical Landscape of Trade Policy

Bown, C.P.; Crowley, M.A. - 2016

This chapter surveys empirically the broad features of trade policy in goods for 31 major economies that collectively represented 83% of the world's population and 91% of the world's GDP in 2013. We address five questions: Do some countries have more liberal trading regimes than others? Within...

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Republic of Tajikistan; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix examines banking sector developments in the Republic of Tajikistan. The paper estimates quasi-fiscal activities in the energy sector, and provides an assessment of external sector trade and the need for further trade reform. Developments in the...

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Trade in the WAEMU; Developments and Reform Opportunities

Weisfeld, Hans; Goretti, Manuela - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

This paper provides an overview of trade reform in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) since 1996 and a quantitative assessment of potential effects on trade patterns and tariff revenue of the current reform agenda. Despite evidence of significant trade complementarities within...

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Trade Restrictiveness in the CEMAC Region. the Case of Congo

Oliva, Maria-Angels - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Congo's vital dependence on trade for development stands in contradiction with its trade policy. As a member of the CEMAC, Congo's tariff scheme at least formally is guided by CEMAC's 1994 trade regime agreement. This paper shows CEMAC's customs code is restrictive relative to that of comparable...

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Trade Liberalization and Firm Productivity; The Case of India

Topalova, Petia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Using a panel of firm-level data, this paper examines the effects of India's trade reforms in the early 1990s on firm productivity in the manufacturing sector, focusing on the interaction between this policy shock and firm and environment characteristics. The rapid and comprehensive tariff...

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Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality; Evidence From India

Mishra, Prachi; Kumar, Utsav - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

We evaluate empirically the impact of the dramatic 1991 trade liberalization in India on the industry wage structure. The empirical strategy uses variation in industry wage premiums and trade policy across industries and over time. In contrast to earlier studies on developing countries, we find...

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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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