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Complements or substitutes? Preferential and multilateral trade liberalization at the sectoral level

This paper explores the relationship between preferential and multilateral trade liberalization at the sectoral level using a unique dataset that includes data on most favored nation (MFN) and bilateral preferential tariffs at the 4-digit ISIC level for 11 Latin American countries over the period 1985-2005. We find evidence of heterogeneity across sectors. While in some industries, complementary effects between both kinds of trade liberalization are observed, in others no significant links are detected and-in a few cases-even substitutability seems to prevail. Variation across sectors appears to be systematically related to both import demand elasticities and countries' sectoral comparative advantages.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IDB Working Paper Series ; No. IDB-WP-151

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
Empirical Studies of Trade
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: General
Thema
Trade Liberalization
Regionalism
Latin America

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Estevadeordal, Antoni
Volpe Martincus, Christian
Ando, Mitsuyo
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
(wo)
Washington, DC
(wann)
2009

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Estevadeordal, Antoni
  • Volpe Martincus, Christian
  • Ando, Mitsuyo
  • Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Entstanden

  • 2009

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