Pakistan : Reinvigorating the Trade Agenda

Pakistan : Reinvigorating the Trade Agenda

This paper reviews Pakistan's recent trade performance, its trade policy and trade costs. Different dimensions of trade performance growth and orientation, diversification and sophistication are assessed, complemented by an in-depth analysis o...

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Main Authors:	Reis, José Guilherme, Taglioni, Daria
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE IMPORTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES APPAREL APPAREL INDUSTRIES APPLIED TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFFS AVERAGE TRADE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS BARRIERS TO TRADE BILATERAL AGREEMENT BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL IMPORTS BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES BILATERAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS BORDER TRADE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL-ABUNDANT COUNTRIES COLLECTED TARIFF COMPETITIVENESS OF FIRMS CONCESSIONS CURRENCY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS DUTIES CUSTOMS DUTY CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES DOMESTIC INDUSTRY DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRODUCERS DOMESTIC TAXES DOUBLE TAXATION DOUBLE TAXATION TREATIES DUMPING DUTY DRAWBACK ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATE POLICY EXCHANGE RATES EXCISE DUTIES EXPORT BASKET EXPORT BASKETS EXPORT BIAS EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT DYNAMICS EXPORT DYNAMISM EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PRICES EXPORT SECTOR EXPORT SHARE EXPORT SHARES EXPORT SUBSIDY EXPORT TAXES EXPORT VALUE EXPORT VOLUMES EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINAL GOODS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN COMPETITORS FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE ZONES FULL LIBERALIZATION GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL TRADE GRAVITY MODEL HIGH TARIFFS HIGH TRADE BARRIERS IMPORT BANS IMPORT PROCEDURES IMPORT REGIME IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORT TARIFF INDUSTRIAL POLICY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INFANT INDUSTRY INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROTECTION INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS INVESTMENT TREATIES LIBERALIZATION AGENDA LOBBYING MARKET ACCESS MARKET DISTORTIONS MARKET SHARES MOST FAVORED NATION MULTINATIONAL FIRMS MUTUAL RECOGNITION MUTUAL RECOGNITION ARRANGEMENTS NON-TARIFF BARRIERS NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS OPENNESS POLICY PRIORITIES POLICY RESEARCH PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS PREFERENTIAL TRADE POLICY PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION PROTECTION MEASURES PROTECTION RATES PROTECTIONISM PROTECTIONIST PROTECTIONIST POLICIES QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS RATES OF PROTECTION REAL EXCHANGE RATE RECIPROCITY REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE RESTRICTION INDEX SAFEGUARD MEASURES SKILLED LABOR SPECIALIZATION STRATEGIC TRADE POLICY TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF CHANGES TARIFF ESCALATION TARIFF EXEMPTIONS TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF POLICIES TARIFF POLICY TARIFF PROTECTION TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTION TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REFORM TARIFF REVENUE TARIFF REVENUES TARIFF SCHEDULE TARIFF STRUCTURE TAX CONCESSIONS TECHNICAL BARRIERS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TERMS OF TRADE TRADE AGENDA TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE ALERT TRADE COSTS TRADE CREATION TRADE DIVERSION TRADE DIVERSION COSTS TRADE EFFECTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE IMPEDIMENTS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE INDICATORS TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE MORE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE OPENNESS TRADE PARTNER TRADE PARTNERS TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY FRAMEWORK TRADE POLICY REFORM TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRADE RELATIONS TRADE RELATIONSHIPS TRADE RESTRICTION TRADE RESTRICTIONS TRADE ROUTES TRADE STRATEGY UNILATERAL TRADE UNILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION WELFARE GAINS WORLD PRICES WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/19353490/pakistan-reinvigorating-trade-agenda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17863

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Summary:	This paper reviews Pakistan's recent trade performance, its trade policy and trade costs. Different dimensions of trade performance growth and orientation, diversification and sophistication are assessed, complemented by an in-depth analysis of export dynamics in the period 2001-10 using firm-level data. An econometric exercise is also performed to identify the impact of tariffs, exchange rates, fixed costs to export, foreign demand, and preferential trade policy on the ability of firms to increase their exports. The analysis of Pakistan's trade policy includes tariffs, effective protection and trade restrictiveness estimates, as well as an assessment of the role of preferential trade agreements in the context of regional integration. Finally, the main characteristics of trade facilitation and logistics are analyzed, covering the capacity, performance, quality of services and degree of integration of the logistics system.

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