The Perversity of Preferences : The Generalized System of Preferences and Developing Country Trade Policies, 1976-2000

Industrial countries maintain special tariff preferences, namely the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), for imports from developing countries. Critics have highlighted the underachieving nature of such preferences, but developing countries co...

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Main Authors:	Ozden, Caglar, Reinhardt, Eric
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ANNUAL OBSERVATIONS AVERAGE TARIFFS BARRIERS TO IMPORTS BUSINESS CYCLE CARTEL COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONDITIONALITY CONSUMERS COUNTRY EXPORTERS COUNTRY IMPORTS CUSTOMS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DOMESTIC DEMAND DOMESTIC FIRMS DOMESTIC MARKET DUTY-FREE ACCESS ECONOMETRIC MODELS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EMPIRICAL STUDIES EQUILIBRIUM EXCESS SUPPLY EXPORT EARNINGS EXPORT GOODS EXPORT INDUSTRIES EXPORT MARKET EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PRICES EXPORT SECTOR EXPORT SECTORS EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISES FOREIGN MARKET FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREER TRADE GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GLOBAL TRADE GRAVITY MODEL HUMAN RIGHTS IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT POLICIES IMPORT PRICES IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORT- COMPETING SECTOR IMPORT-COMPETING PRODUCERS IMPORTS INCOME INCREASING TRADE INDUSTRIALIZATION INEFFICIENCY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE LIBERAL TRADE POLICY MARGINAL COST MARGINAL EFFECT MARKET SIZE MFN TARIFFS MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS OIL OPEC PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY PREFERENCE SCHEMES PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS PREFERENTIAL STATUS PRODUCERS PRODUCT LEVEL PROTECTION LEVELS PROTECTIONISM PROTECTIONIST POLICIES PROTECTIONIST PRESSURES REAL GDP RECIPROCITY RULES OF ORIGIN STANDARD ERRORS SUNK COSTS TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF LINES TARIFF PREFERENCES TARIFF PROTECTION TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REVENUE TERMS OF TRADE TRADE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE CONCESSIONS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE EXTERNALITIES TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION EFFORTS TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE OPENNESS TRADE PARTNERS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE PROTECTION TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRADE UNIT TRADE VOLUME TRADING PARTNERS TRADING REGIME TRANSPORT COSTS UNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION WORLD ECONOMY WORLD PRICE WORLD PRICES WORLD TRADE WTO
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The Perversity of Preferences : The Generalized System of Preferences and Developing Country Trade Policies, 1976-2000

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