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Fiscal Implications of Multilateral Tariff Cuts
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Mr. Azim M Sadikov
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Mr. Hans P Lankes
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Mr. Dustin Smith
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Ms. Katrin Elborgh-Woytek
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Mr. Jean-Jacques Hallaert
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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2006: Issue 203
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Sep 2006
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451864632.001
ISBN:
9781451864632
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
36
Keywords:
WP; tariff; revenue; trade; tariff revenue; revenue loss
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IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.
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The paper contributes to the discussion about the revenue implications of trade reform by assessing the approximate fiscal revenue impact of different liberalization formulae under consideration in multilateral trade negotiations for a group of low- and middle-income countries. The study applies a linear optimization framework to data for bound tariffs, applied tariffs, and imports at the HS-6 digit level for 58 developing countries, and simulates results for different sets of import demand elasticities and developing country "flexibilities." While only a small number of countries face a significant impact, results point toward the need for complementary fiscal measures in the countries most affected by revenue loss.
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