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Implications of the Doha Market Access Proposals for Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorLaborde, David
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Will
dc.contributor.authorvan der Mensbrugghe, Dominique
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:02:30Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:02:30Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses detailed data on bound and applied tariffs to assess the consequences of the World Trade Organization s December 2008 Modalities for tariffs levied and faced by developing countries, and the welfare implications of these reforms. The authors find that the tiered formula for agriculture would halve tariffs in industrial countries and lower them more modestly in developing countries. In non-agriculture, the formulas would reduce the tariff peaks facing developing countries and cut average industrial country tariffs by more than a third. The authors use a political-economy framework to assess the implications of flexibilities for the size of the tariff cuts and find they are likely to substantially reduce the outcome. However, despite the flexibilities, there are likely to be worthwhile gains, with applied tariffs facing developing countries cut by about 20 percent in agriculture and 27 percent in non-agriculture, and sizeable cuts in tariffs facing industrial countries. The welfare impacts of reform are evaluated using a new approach to aggregation that improves on the traditional, flawed approach of weighted-average tariffs. This substantially increases the estimated benefits of an agreement along the lines of these modalities, with estimated global income gains of up to $160 billion per year from market access reform.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110606144538
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5679
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3440
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5679
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DOMESTIC SUPPORT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORTERS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GOODS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MARKET
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TARIFF
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF LEVELS
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFFS
dc.subjectBANANAS
dc.subjectBANK POLICY
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF TRADE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCUTTING
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC WELFARE
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEX ANTE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT
dc.subjectEXPORT COMPETITION
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFREE MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectFULL LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL TRADE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT PREFERENCE
dc.subjectGRACE PERIOD
dc.subjectHIGH TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORT DUTIES
dc.subjectIMPORT PRICES
dc.subjectIMPORT QUANTITIES
dc.subjectIMPORT VOLUMES
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINFORMATION ASYMMETRY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectMERCHANDISE TRADE
dc.subjectNON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectOPEN TRADE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPRICE OF IMPORTS
dc.subjectPROCESS OF NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectPROTECTION FOR SALE
dc.subjectQUOTA RENTS
dc.subjectRATE QUOTAS
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN TARIFFS
dc.subjectREDUCTIONS IN TARIFFS
dc.subjectSPECIAL PROVISIONS
dc.subjectSPECIAL SAFEGUARD
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIER
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTARIFF BINDINGS
dc.subjectTARIFF ESCALATION
dc.subjectTARIFF LINES
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE
dc.subjectTARIFF RATE QUOTAS
dc.subjectTARIFF RATES
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTARIFF REFORM
dc.subjectTARIFF REVENUES
dc.subjectTARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRADE DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE REFORM
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectTRADING
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRUST FUND
dc.subjectUNIFORM TARIFFS
dc.subjectVALUE OF TRADE
dc.subjectVOLUME
dc.subjectWELFARE GAINS
dc.subjectWELFARE IMPACTS
dc.subjectWORLD PRICES
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectZERO TARIFFS
dc.titleImplications of the Doha Market Access Proposals for Developing Countriesen
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okr.crossref.titleImplications of the Doha Market Access Proposals for Developing Countries
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okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5679
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20110606144538
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14300402
okr.identifier.reportWPS5679
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicAgriculture::Agribusiness
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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