Abstract This author sheds some light on the theoretical arguments on the use of selectivity and uniformity of trade … policy in trade and industrialization for targeting industries and firms and provides a brief historical review of practices … preconditions for implementing “selective” (targeted) trade and industrial policies. Yet more, he discusses the implications of the …

of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the CIS. We prepared an exhaustive list of expired and currently effective …

The paper deals with two issues. First, it focuses on the analysis of Armenia’s trade performance based on the …. The comparison is undertaken in terms of trade openness, diversification, and composition. The main finding is that …’s trade under-performance cannot be explained in terms of distorted government policies, because Armenia is recognized as a …

This paper presents and uses a new, stylized single country dynamic CGE model to explore the trade-development linkages … determines capacity additions and more fully captures macroeconomic accounting and growth dynamics predict trade levels in a … satisfactory manner? 2. Are those capacity additions determined by trade liberalization, and if so, which aspects of trade …

paper studies the effect of heterogeneity in MRL regulation on bilateral trade. We find evidence of regulatory heterogeneity … diminishing trade at the extensive margin when the exporter faces more stringent regulation abroad, suggesting compliance costs in … trade at the intensive margin for exports coming from countries that set the strictest standards, alluding to the positive …

Over the past two decades, Tanzania has embarked on a marked liberalization of its trade regime. The Government wants … higher economic efficiency, productivity and international competitiveness. This study reviews the trade policy situation in … of domestic trade policy, examines regional integration efforts, and identifies priorities for the attention of policy …

Morocco’s trade policy is at a cross-roads. Historically, the country has had a very restrictive import regime that … preferential trade liberalization was taken. This choice was subsequently reaffirmed through the conclusion of further free trade … agreements with the United States and Turkey. The resulting shift in trade policy paradigms promises to create new opportunities …

This paper reviews the trade policy situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and identifies a number of key … issues and challenges for the country. The focus of the study is thereby on how trade taxes and quantitative restrictions … affect the goods sector. The analysis falls into three parts. First, the state of domestic trade policy is described, with …