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Impact of Intra-European Trade Agreements, 1990-2005 »
Source: Impact of Intra-European Trade Agreements, 1990-2005 : Policy Implications for the Western Balkans and Ukraine
Volume/Issue: 2007/126
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Zhaogang Qiao , and Johannes Herderschee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2007
ISBN: 9781451866902
Keywords: Gravity Model, Customs Union, Currency Union, customs, trade agreement,
The paper provides quantitative estimates of the impact of the European trade agreements on trade flows. It applies both static and dynamic panel estimation techniques. The results are useful to policymakers becaus...
Central America: Economic Progress and Reforms »
Source: Central America : Economic Progress and Reforms
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Dominique Desruelle , and Alfred Schipke
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 November 2008
ISBN: 9781589067653
Keywords: customs, social spending, common, customs union, capital markets
Central America has made substantial progress in recent years in moving economic reforms forward and deepening regional and global integration. As result of these efforts, the region has experienced higher growth,...
Trade Integration in the East African Community »
Source: Trade Integration in the East African Community : An Assessment for Kenya
Volume/Issue: 2005/143
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Meredith McIntyre
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 July 2005
ISBN: 9781451861624
Keywords: EAC, CET, regional integration, customs, customs union, trade diversion, trade creation
The paper analyses the potential trade impact of the forthcoming East African Community (EAC) customs union. It examines the trade linkages among the member countries of the EAC and the extent to which the introduc...
chapter 1 Introduction and Overview »
Source: Central America : Economic Progress and Reforms
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Dominique Desruelle , and Alfred Schipke
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 November 2008
ISBN: 9781589067653
Keywords: customs, social spending, common, customs union, capital markets
Central America 1 has made substantial progress over the past years in moving economic reforms forward and deepening regional and global integration. As a result, Central America...
chapter 2 Moving Forward with Economic Integration »
Source: Central America : Economic Progress and Reforms
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Dominique Desruelle , and Alfred Schipke
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 November 2008
ISBN: 9781589067653
Keywords: customs, social spending, common, customs union, capital markets
Introduction Central America appears to be an ideal candidate for economic integration. Despite differences in economic development, the countries share a common language, history, c...
chapter 3 Central America’s Regional Trends and U.S. Cycles »
Source: Central America : Economic Progress and Reforms
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Dominique Desruelle , and Alfred Schipke
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 November 2008
ISBN: 9781589067653
Keywords: customs, social spending, common, customs union, capital markets
Introduction The economies of Central America share a close relationship with the United States, with considerable comovement of GDP growth over a long period of time. The open natur...
chapter 4 Equity and Fiscal Policy: Income Distribution Effects of Taxation and Social Spending »
Source: Central America : Economic Progress and Reforms
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Dominique Desruelle , and Alfred Schipke
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 November 2008
ISBN: 9781589067653
Keywords: customs, social spending, common, customs union, capital markets
Introduction Central America’s high levels of poverty and income inequality place the distributional effects of fiscal policy at the center of policy dialogue. Central American gover...
chapter 5 Central American Customs Union and Challenges for Tax and Customs Administration »
Source: Central America : Economic Progress and Reforms
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Dominique Desruelle , and Alfred Schipke
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 November 2008
ISBN: 9781589067653
Keywords: customs, social spending, common, customs union, capital markets
Introduction In December 2007, the governments of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua signed the Framework Agreement for the Establishment of the Central Amer...
chapter 6 Financial Sector Development: Equity and Private Debt Markets1 »
Source: Central America : Economic Progress and Reforms
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Dominique Desruelle , and Alfred Schipke
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 November 2008
ISBN: 9781589067653
Keywords: customs, social spending, common, customs union, capital markets
Introduction Banks and their affiliates dominate the financial system. While growing rapidly, financial intermediation in Central America continues to take place mainly through the b...
Regional Trade Integration and WTO Accession »
Source: Regional Trade Integration and WTO Accession : Which Is the Right Sequencing? An Application to the CIS
Volume/Issue: 2005/94
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Patrizia Tumbarello
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2005
ISBN: 9781451861136
Keywords: Regional trade integration, CIS, WTO, customs, customs union, regional trade, trade agreements, tariff rates, Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance: Forecasting and Simulation, Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: International Trade
This paper analyzes the appropriate sequencing between accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the implementation of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) customs union and whether the latter facilitat...