Download or read book Piecemeal Trade Reform in Partially Liberalized Economies written by Glenn W. Harrison and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given Turkey's already extensive trade liberalization, a move to uniform external incentives would bring most of the benefits of full trade liberalization. Moreover, it is not enough to have piecemeal reform of tariffs or export susidies alone. Harmonizing Turkey's already low tariffs to the European Community's tariff structure will improve Turkey's welfare only if Turkey at the same time removes or reduces its export subsidies.

Download or read book Structural Reforms and Economic Performance in Advanced and Developing Countries written by Mr.Jonathan David Ostry and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the impact on economic performance of structural policies-policies that increase the role of market forces and competition in the economy, while maintaining appropriate regulatory frameworks. The results reflect a new dataset covering reforms of domestic product markets, international trade, the domestic financial sector, and the external capital account, in 91 developed and developing countries. Among the key results of this study, the authors find that real and financial reforms (and, in particular, domestic financial liberalization, trade liberalization, and agricultural liberalization) boost income growth. However, growth effects differ significantly across alternative reform sequencing strategies: a trade-before-capital-account strategy achieves better outcomes than the reverse, or even than a "big bang"; also, liberalizing the domestic financial sector together with the external capital account is growth-enhancing, provided the economy is relatively open to international trade. Finally, relatively liberalized domestic financial sectors enhance the economy's resilience, reducing output costs from adverse terms-of-trade and interest-rate shocks; increased credit availability is one of the key mechanisms.

Download or read book Applied Trade Policy Modeling In 16 Countries Insights And Impacts From World Bank Cge Based Projects written by David G Tarr and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the World Bank projects, led by the author, based on computable general equilibrium models of international trade policy. The chapters show an unusual combination of policy relevance, advice and impact, with academic rigor and international trade theory insights. The author discusses some of the policy contexts for the requests from developing and transition countries to the World Bank, the key trade theory or policy insights, policy recommendations and conclusions, and the policy impacts.

Download or read book Reforming Hungarian Agricultural Trade Policy written by Morris E. Morkre and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agricultural Pricing and Environmental Degradation written by Edward Barbier and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changes in pricing policies are not enough to encourage poor farmers to reduce resource degradation. Other approaches are also needed, such as providing better research and extension advice, improving property rights and management, and establishing more secure tenure or access rights. Just because we do not always understand the economic and social factors determining incentive effects does not mean they do not exist.

Download or read book Service written by Hans Jürgen Peters and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logistics management (to improve asset productivity and respond more quickly to volatile changes in customer preferences) enables many organizations to conduct their business with minimal inventories - by outsourcing intermediate production to enterprises in countries where factor costs are lower. Developing countries can capitalize on the trends only if they substantially improve their infrastructure, liberalize their regulations, and master modern logistics management techniques.

Download or read book Imports Exports and Industrial Performance in India 1970 88 written by M. Ataman Aksoy and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macroeconomic and trade policies must change significantly to shift India's economy to a more export- oriented path - both to overcome foreign exchange shortages and to rely more on external demand for industrial output. High elasticities in the manufacturing sector indicate that the economy would also respond favorably to changes in incentives.

Download or read book Economic Development and the Environment written by Wilfred Beckerman and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Trade and the Environment written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Political Economy of Trade Policy written by Robert C. Feenstra and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers by former students and colleagues celebrates the profound impact that Jagdish Bhagwati has had on the field of international economics over the past three decades. Bhagwati, who is the Arthur Lehman Professor of Economics at Columbia University, has made pathbreaking contributions to the theory of international trade and commercial policy, including immiserizing growth, domestic distortions, economic development, and political economy. His success and influence as a teacher and mentor is widely recognized among students at both MIT and Columbia, and as founder of the Journal of International Economics, he has encouraged research on many questions of theoretical and policy relevance. The political economy of trade policy, Bhagwati's most recent area of interest, is the theme of this collection which addresses salient topics including market distortions, income distribution, and the political process of policy-making. Sections and Contributors Market Distortions, T. N. Srinivasan. Paul A. Samuelson. Paul R. Krugman * Trade and Income Distribution, Douglas A. Irwin. Richard A. Brecher and Ehsan U. Choudri. Robert C. Feenstra and Gordon H. Hanson. Earl L. Grinols * Perspectives on Political Economy, Robert E. Baldwin. Peter Diamond * Models of Political Economy and Trade, Gene M. Grossman and Elhana Helpman. John Douglas Wilson. B. Peter Rosendorff. Arvind Panagariya and Ronald Findlay

Download or read book Strategic Management of Family Planning Programs written by Cynthia P. Green and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Program management - especially logistics management - remains the Achilles heel of family planning programs.

Download or read book The Pedigree of IEC Conversion Factors for Per Capita GNP Computations for the World Bank s Operational Guidelines and Atlas written by Michael Hee and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Carbon Taxes the Greenhouse Effect and Developing Countries written by Anwar Shah and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A universal case cannot be made for national carbon taxes. Nevertheless, such taxes make eminent sense for many developing countries - on the grounds of equity, efficiency, ease of tax administration, and an improved local environment, even ignoring the potential benefits from controlling global carbon emissions.

Download or read book How OECD Policies Affected Latin America in the 1980s written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book OECD Fiscal Policies and the Relative Prices of Primary Commodities written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effects of Democratic Determination of Wages written by Milan Vodopivec and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Growth and Welfare Losses from Carbon Emissions Restrictions written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To achieve a specified reduction in the accumulation of greenhouses gases in the atmosphere, it is far better to allow for flexibility in the timing of adjustment policies than to impose a particular deadline. This lesson applies to all countries: rigidly imposed limits on emissions controls entail unnecessary economic costs.