Technical Measures to Trade in Central America : Incidence, Price Effects, and Consumer Welfare

Despite the widespread tariff reductions sparked by the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement, borders in the region remain thick, with many hurdles standing in the way of regional trade. Although anecdotal evidence suggests that...

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Main Authors:	Kelleher, Sinead, Reyes, Jose-Daniel
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT BARRIER BENCHMARK BENCHMARKS BORDER PRICE CAPITAL STOCK CARIBBEAN REGION CHANGES IN POVERTY COMMODITIES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMER PROTECTION CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION BASKET COST OF LIVING COUNTRY DUMMY COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS DATA AVAILABILITY DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC EFFECT ECONOMIC EFFECTS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMICS RESEARCH EXPENDITURE EXPORT MARKET EXPORTS EXTERNALITY EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME POVERTY LINE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD GOODS FOOD ITEMS FOOD PRODUCTS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS HARMONIZATION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES INVENTORY ITC LIVING ADJUSTMENT LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MARKET FAILURE MARKET SHARE MARKET STRUCTURE MARKETING MEAT MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY PLANT HEALTH POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY POVERTY POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CHANGE PRICE COMPARISONS PRICE CONTROLS PRICE EFFECT PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRODUCT QUALITY PROTECTIONISM PUBLIC POLICIES PURCHASING REGIONAL AGENCIES REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS REGIONAL COVERAGE REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL SECRETARIATS REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADING PARTNERS REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALES SMALL COUNTRY SUPPLIERS TARIFF BARRIERS TAX TRADE BARRIERS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADING SYSTEM TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPARENCY VOTERS WAR WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WORLD ECONOMY WORLD REGIONS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
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Technical Measures to Trade in Central America : Incidence, Price Effects, and Consumer Welfare

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