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Export Performance and Its Determinants
Supply and Demand Constraints
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2004
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Using a quantile regression econometric formula, this study examines the relationship between export performance, supply capacity factors and foreign market access. The main determinants of export...
Using a quantile regression econometric formula, this study examines the relationship between export performance, supply capacity factors and foreign market access. The main determinants of export...
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Agriculture, Trade Reform and Poverty Reduction
Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: July 2004
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Prepared by the UN Conference of Trade and Development, this study addresses the effects of WTO trade reform on poverty at three levels: on developing countries as a group; on different types of...
Prepared by the UN Conference of Trade and Development, this study addresses the effects of WTO trade reform on poverty at three levels: on developing countries as a group; on different types of...
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Shifting Sands
Searching for a Compromise in the WTO Negotiations on Agriculture
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: October 2004,
PDF: October 2006
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The WTO negotiations on agriculture remain deadlocked after four years of discussion, and efforts to find a solution at Cancún failed. Analysis of the various proposals using the UNCTAD/FAO...
The WTO negotiations on agriculture remain deadlocked after four years of discussion, and efforts to find a solution at Cancún failed. Analysis of the various proposals using the UNCTAD/FAO...
Industrial Policy and the WTO
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2001
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This paper aims to review the objectives and instruments of industrial policy in a changing global context. It addresses such issues as: justification for industrial policy; importance of analytical...
This paper aims to review the objectives and instruments of industrial policy in a changing global context. It addresses such issues as: justification for industrial policy; importance of analytical...
Anti-dumping and Countervailing Procedures
Use or Abuse? Implications for Developing Countries
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2001
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Anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) measures have become popular substitutes for traditional trade barriers, which are gradually being reduced in the course of regional and multilateral trade...
Anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) measures have become popular substitutes for traditional trade barriers, which are gradually being reduced in the course of regional and multilateral trade...
E-Commerce, WTO and Developing Countries
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: January 2001
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Electronic commerce offers unprecedented opportunities to both developing and developed countries. This paper notes that in the long run, developing countries have more to benefit from electronic...
Electronic commerce offers unprecedented opportunities to both developing and developed countries. This paper notes that in the long run, developing countries have more to benefit from electronic...
Assessing the Results of General Equilibrium Studies of Multilateral Trade Negotiations
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: January 2001
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This paper gives an assessment of the Uruguay Round (UR) four years after its implementation. The goal of this publication is to draw lessons on how to approach the assessment of the next round so...
This paper gives an assessment of the Uruguay Round (UR) four years after its implementation. The goal of this publication is to draw lessons on how to approach the assessment of the next round so...
What Can the Developing Countries Infer from the Uruguay Round Models for Future Negotiations
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: January 2001
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This paper discusses the results from trade models executed towards the end of the Uruguay Round. The paper argues that there are substantial inconsistencies across model results. It also attempts to...
This paper discusses the results from trade models executed towards the end of the Uruguay Round. The paper argues that there are substantial inconsistencies across model results. It also attempts to...
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Is the Export-led Growth Hypothesis Valid for Developing Countries? A Case Study of Costa Rica
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2001
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The export-led growth hypothesis (ELGH) states that export growth is one of the key determinants of economic growth. This study goes beyond the traditional neoclassical theory of production by...
The export-led growth hypothesis (ELGH) states that export growth is one of the key determinants of economic growth. This study goes beyond the traditional neoclassical theory of production by...