Challenges of CAFTA : Maximizing the Benefits for Central America

Challenges of CAFTA : Maximizing the Benefits for Central America

The report provides a preliminary assessment of DR-CAFTA (the Dominican Republic and Central American Free trade Agreement), with particular attention to three key themes: (1) expected trade and non-trade benefits, (2) actions that Central American...

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Main Authors: Jaramillo, Carlos Felipe, Lederman, Daniel, Bussolo, Maurizio, Gould, David, Mason, Andrew
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
APPAREL
APPAREL EXPORT
APPAREL INDUSTRY
APPAREL SECTOR
APPAREL TRADE
AUTOREGRESSION
AVERAGE TARIFFS
BANKING SYSTEMS
BENCHMARKING
BILATERAL TRADE
BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
BRIBERY
BUSINESS CYCLE
BUSINESS CYCLE SYNCHRONIZATION
CENTRAL AMERICA
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMMODITY TRADE
COMMON MARKET
CONSTANT ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
CONSTANT ELASTICITY OF TRANSFORMATION
CONSUMERS
CUSTOMS
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DIVERSIFIED EXPORTS
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC REFORMS
DUTY-FREE ACCESS
DYNAMIC GAINS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SECTORS
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMICS RESEARCH
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELASTICITY
EQUILIBRIUM
EUROPEAN UNION
EXPANSION OF TRADE
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PROCESSING
EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
EXPORT PROSPECTS
EXPORT VALUE
EXPORT VOLUMES
FACTOR PRICE
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGIES
FOSTERING TRADE
FREE ACCESS
FREE TRADE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
FREE TRADE AREA
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE
GROWTH
GROWTH RATES
IMPACT OF TRADE
IMPORT TAX
IMPORT TAXES
IMPORTS
INDUSTRY TRADE
INEFFICIENCY
INTEGRATION EFFORTS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT FLOWS
INVESTMENT LEVELS
INVESTMENT MEASURES
LEGAL STATUS
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
MACROECONOMICS
MARKET ACCESS
NET EXPORTS
NONTARIFF BARRIERS
POLICY PRIORITIES
POLITICAL FACTORS
POSITIVE EFFECTS
PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
PRICE CHANGES
PROCESS OF ADJUSTMENT
PROTECTION LEVELS
PUBLIC POLICY
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
RECIPROCAL ACCESS
RECIPROCITY
REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGIONAL TRADE
REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
REGULATIONS
REGULATORY REFORMS
REMOVAL OF TRADE BARRIERS
RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN
RULES OF ORIGIN
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STATIC GAINS
SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS
SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
TARIFF CLASSIFICATION
TARIFF ELIMINATION
TARIFF PREFERENCE LEVEL
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REDUCTION
TAX REVENUES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE
TRADE AGREEMENT
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DIVERSIFICATION
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE IN SERVICES
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE OPENNESS
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE PREFERENCES
TRADE REFORMS
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRADE STRUCTURE
TRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT
TRADING PARTNER
TRANSITION PERIODS
TRANSPORT COSTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNILATERAL PREFERENCES
UNILATERAL TRADE
UNILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION
UNSKILLED LABOR
VALUE ADDED
VALUE-ADDED TAX
WAGES
WELFARE GAINS
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6965008/challenges-cafta-maximizing-benefits-central-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7127

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7127

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