Dominican Republic, Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) : Challenges and Opportunities for Central America

This report provides a preliminary assessment of DR-CAFTA (the , with particular attention to three key themes: (1) expected trade and non-trade benefits, (2) actions that Central American countries need to pursue to capitalize optimally on the new opportunities, and (3) identification of the popula...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICE MARKETS ACCORDS ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE APPAREL APPAREL EXPORT APPAREL INDUSTRIES APPAREL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS BOVINE MEAT BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS CYCLE SYNCHRONIZATION BUSINESS CYCLES CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL AMERICA CIVIL SOCIETY COMMODITY PRICES COMMON MARKET COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CUSTOMS CUSTOMS UNION DEBT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DOMESTIC LEGISLATION DOMESTIC PRICES DOMESTIC REFORMS DONOR AGENCIES DOUBLE TAXATION DOUBLE TAXATION TREATIES DYNAMIC EFFECTS DYNAMIC GAINS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ELIMINATING TARIFFS EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PRODUCTS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORT PROSPECTS EXPORT VOLUMES EXPORTS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FOSTERING TRADE FREE ACCESS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT TAXES IMPORTS INCOME INCOME LOSSES INCOME TAXES INCREASING TRADE INDUSTRY TRADE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INTRAINDUSTRY TRADE INVESTMENT LEVELS INVESTMENT PROTECTION LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATIONS LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC POLICY COORDINATION MARKET ACCESS MOST FAVORED NATION NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM NON-TARIFF BARRIERS PARTIAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSES POLICY MAKERS POLICY PRIORITIES POLITICAL CONDITIONS POLITICAL FACTORS POSITIVE EFFECTS PREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT PRICE CHANGES PROTECTION LEVELS PROTECTIONS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SECTOR QUOTAS RECIPROCAL ACCESS RECIPROCITY REDUCING PROTECTION REDUCING TARIFFS REGIONAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL COORDINATION REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL INTEGRATION EFFORTS REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION REGULATIONS REGULATORY REFORMS REMOVING BARRIERS REMOVING TRADE BARRIERS SAFEGUARD MEASURES SPECIAL SAFEGUARD STATIC ANALYSES STATIC GAINS TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF-FREE ACCESS TAX POLICY TAX REVENUE TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AREA TRADE BARRIERS TRADE CAPACITY TRADE DIVERSIFICATION TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE IN SERVICES TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE INTENSITY TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE MORE TRADE OPENNESS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE PREFERENCE TRADE PREFERENCES TRADE PROTECTION TRADE REFORMS TRADE RESTRICTIONS TRADE STRUCTURE TRADING PARTNER TRANSITION PERIODS TRANSPORT COSTS TREATIES UNILATERAL EFFORTS UNILATERAL PREFERENCES UNILATERAL TRADE UNILATERAL TRADE REFORMS UNSKILLED LABOR VALUE ADDED WAGES WELFARE GAINS WELFARE IMPACTS WELFARE LOSSES WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO ZERO TARIFFS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6489025/dominican-republic-central-american-free-trade-agreement-dr-cafta-challenges-opportunities-central-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8358

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6489025/dominican-republic-central-american-free-trade-agreement-dr-cafta-challenges-opportunities-central-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8358

Dominican Republic, Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) : Challenges and Opportunities for Central America

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