Economic Policy Responses to Preference Erosion : From Trade as Aid to Aid for Trade

Trade preferences are a central issue in ongoing efforts to negotiate further multilateral trade liberalization. "Less preferred" countries are increasingly concerned about the discrimination they confront, while "more preferred" developing countries worry that WTO-based liberali...

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Main Authors:	Hoekman, Bernard, Prowse, Susan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE APPAREL BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BENEFITS OF TRADE BUSINESS CYCLE CAPACITY BUILDING COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITIVENESS OF FIRMS COUNTRY EXPORTERS DEBT DEBT BURDEN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCRIMINATORY TARIFF DISCRIMINATORY TARIFF REDUCTION DISCRIMINATORY TRADE POLICIES DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES DOMESTIC PRODUCERS DYNAMIC GAINS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICY ELIMINATION OF TARIFFS EXPORT CAPACITY EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION EXPORT PRICE EXPORT PRODUCTION EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL SHOCKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL TRANSFERS FOREIGN PRODUCTS FOREIGN SUPPLIERS FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GLOBAL LIBERALIZATION GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS HARMONIZATION IMPORT PRICES IMPORT SUBSIDY IMPORTING COUNTRIES IMPORTING COUNTRY IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INCOME GROUPS INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCOME TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL POLICY INTERNATIONAL TRADE LDCS LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE LOCAL SUPPLIERS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MARKET ACCESS MARKET FAILURES MARKET POWER MFN TARIFFS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MOST-FAVORED-NATION MULTILATERAL AGENCIES MULTILATERAL APPROACH MULTILATERAL LIBERALIZATION MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS MULTILATERAL REFORMS MULTILATERAL TRADE MULTILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION NEGATIVE TERMS OF TRADE EFFECTS NEGOTIATING AGENDA NONDISCRIMINATORY REGIME NONDISCRIMINATORY TARIFF REDUCTIONS OPPORTUNITY COST POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PREFERENCE EROSION PREFERENCE SCHEMES PREFERENTIAL ACCESS PREFERENTIAL ACCESS TO MARKETS PREFERENTIAL SUPPLIERS PREFERENTIAL TARIFF PREFERENTIAL TRADE PRICE CHANGES PRICE SUPPORT PRICE SUPPORTS PRIMARY FACTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC SECTOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS QUOTA RENTS RATES OF PROTECTION REAL INCOME RECIPROCAL ACCESS RECIPROCAL BASIS RECIPROCAL TRADE PREFERENCES RECIPROCITY REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGIONAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION REMOVAL OF TRADE-DISTORTING POLICIES RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ORIGIN SAFETY NETS SPECIALIZATION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARIFF LINE TARIFF LINES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERMS OF TRADE THIRD-COUNTRY SUPPLIERS TRADE ACTION TRADE ADJUSTMENT TRADE AGENDA TRADE AREAS TRADE ASSISTANCE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE CAPACITY TRADE CREATION TRADE DEVELOPMENT TRADE DISTORTIONS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE EFFECT TRADE GAINS TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE REFORM TRADE REFORMS TRADE REGIME TRADING PARTNERS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSITION PERIOD TRANSITION PERIODS URUGUAY ROUND WELFARE GAINS WORLD PRICES WORLD TRADING SYSTEM WTO ZERO TARIFF
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6294480/economic-policy-responses-preference-erosion-trade-aid-aid-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8265