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The objective of this study is to explore the application of trade-related environmental measures in Malaysia. Trade-related environmental measures are environmental measures that were invoked which may have an effect on international trade.
Yanti Ahmad Shafiee, Asmah Laili Yeon
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The purpose of the paper is to present a methodology for measuring contemporary protectionism – based on data from Poland. In light of the difficulties in assessing all trade barriers, an approximation was proposed: the regional barometer of ...
Agnieszka Piekutowska, Paweł Konopka
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Non-Tariff Measures and the WTO [PDF]
In this paper I sketch out the rough contours of the challenge faced by the WTO in dealing with non-tarimeasures (NTMs) as seen from the economic theories of trade agreements. The key questions for the WTO -the answers to which largely dictate the choice between shallow and deep approaches to integration -appear to be two: (1) Is it the terms-of-trade ...
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The political economy of non‐tariff measures [PDF]
AbstractThis paper examines the extent to which non‐tariff measures (NTMs) are set for protectionist purposes. Our main focus is on developing countries. Overall results show that NTMs reflect protectionist forces, in particular for those that have been subject to trade concerns at the World Trade Organization (WTO). For the other measures, there is no
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Covid 19 and non-tariff measures
Non-tariff measures are closely linked to the current COVID-19 pandemic. They play an important role to protect human, animal and plant lives and to prevent pandemic outbreaks, have been used frequently during the pandemic to achieve trade and nontrade objectives and play an important role for the economic recovery from the devastating economic and ...
Miteva-Kacarski, Emilija +2 more
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This article analyzes protectionist measures adopted by Brazilian trade policy between 1994 and the present and possible impacts on productivity of domestic industry and welfare.
Stefan Hubertus Dörner +1 more
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Non-tariff Measures in Services Sector: a PPML Analysis
The paper presents an analysis of the tariff equivalent (AVEs) of regulations in the services sector, employing sectoral-level estimates derived from the gravity equation.
Bushra Faizi +2 more
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Non-tariff measures in agriculture [PDF]
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) provisions and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) generally raise trade costs, but by providing a positive signal to consumers that enhances confidence in imported products they can also expand trade. This paper seeks to identify which specific elements of SPS and TBT measures are particularly trade enhancing.
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Notes on Detecting The Effects of Non Tariff Measures [PDF]
Alternative approaches to estimating the effects of nontariff measures (NTMs) on trade flows are discussed and evaluated critically. Recent econometric studies point to three results: (i) NTM restrictiveness measures based on an aggregate of ‘core’ NTMs are more restrictive than existing tariffs and, because of export composition towards agricultural ...
Céline Carrere, Jaime Melo De
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Chinese Trade Competition and Rural Mexican Migration
ABSTRACT China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 reshaped global trade, reducing U.S. demand for Mexican manufactured goods and weakening Mexico's manufacturing employment. This study estimates how this trade‐induced decline affected migration and employment decisions among rural Mexicans.
Zachariah Rutledge, Joaquin Mayorga
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