Trade Policy and Labor Services : Final Status Options for the West Bank and Gaza

Trade Policy and Labor Services : Final Status Options for the West Bank and Gaza

The author considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza with respect to trade and the export of labor services. He concludes that: 1) Nondiscriminatory trade policy is unambiguously superior to a free trade agreement with Israel; 2) The W...

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Main Author: Schiff, Maurice
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFF RATE
BORDER CONTROLS
COMMON MARKET
CONSUMER GOODS
CURRENCY
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES
CUSTOMS DUTIES
CUSTOMS OFFICERS
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
CUSTOMS POSTS
CUSTOMS UNION
CUSTOMS VALUATION
DEVELOPMENT
DISCOUNT RATE
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS
DUMPING
DUTY-FREE ACCESS
DUTY-FREE TRADE
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECONOMISTS
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPORT PRICE
EXPORT PROCESSING
EXPORT SUPPLY
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TRADE
EXTERNAL TRADE POLICY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FREE ACCESS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
GDP
GNP
IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES
IMPORT TARIFF
IMPORT TAXES
INCOME
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
INEFFICIENCY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
INTEREST GROUPS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INVESTMENT GOODS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR SERVICES
LEGISLATION
MARKET
MARKET ACCESS
MEMBER COUNTRIES
MFN TARIFFS
MONETARY POLICY
MONETARY UNION
MONOPOLIES
MOST-FAVORED-NATION
NON-TARIFF MEASURES
NONDISCRIMINATORY TRADE
OPEN
OPEN ECONOMIES
OPEN ECONOMY
OPEN NEIGHBORS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERFECT SUBSTITUTES
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT
PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
PRESENT VALUE
PROCESS OF LIBERALIZATION
PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROTECTION RATES
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC SERVICES
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
QUOTAS
REAL INCOME
REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REVENUE LOSS
RULES OF ORIGIN
SAFEGUARD MEASURES
SAVINGS
SUNK COSTS
TARIFF LINES
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF REDUCTION
TARIFF REVENUE
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TAX REVENUE
TECHNICAL STANDARDS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRADABLE GOODS
TRADE
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE DEFICIT
TRADE DEFLECTION
TRADE DIVERSION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY OPTIONS
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE REGIME
TRADE TAX REVENUE
TRADE TAXES
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
UNILATERAL TRADE
UNILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
URUGUAY ROUND
VALUE ADDED
VALUE OF IMPORTS
WELFARE GAINS
WELFARE LOSS
WTO
ZERO TARIFF TRADE POLICY
LABOR SUPPLY
PERMITS
CUSTOMS UNIONS
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
TARIFF STRUCTURES
VALUE ADDED TAXES
SMUGGLING
TRANSACTION COSTS
FREE TRADE AREAS
JORDANIANS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/1769433/trade-policy-labor-services-final-status-options-west-bank-gaza
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14808
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Summary:The author considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza with respect to trade and the export of labor services. He concludes that: 1) Nondiscriminatory trade policy is unambiguously superior to a free trade agreement with Israel; 2) The West Bank and Gaza should pursue a nondiscriminatory trade policy with all its neighbors, but only on the condition that the trade policy be open, transparent, and enforced by a credible lock-in mechanism. Otherwise, a customs union with Israel may be preferable; 3) The Palestinian Authority should establish a system of fee-based permits for Palestinians working in Israel; and 4) The Palestinian Authority should consider allowing Jordanians access to the West Bank and Gaza labor market.

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