Front Matter Page
Policy Development and Review Department
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background
A. Negotiations under the GATT and the Uruguay Round
B. The Doha Round
III. Overview of the Literature
IV. Simulation of the Fiscal Revenue Impact of Tariff Liberalization
A. Methodology
B. Structure of tariff revenue in the sample
C. Results
D. Growth simulations
V. Summary and Policy Recommendations
References
Tables
1. Tariff Lines Subject to Non-tariff Barriers in Developing Countries, 1989–2000
2. Classification of Sample Countries by Income and Region
3. Summary of Results for Agricultural Tariff Cuts
4. Summary of Results for Agricultural Tariff Cuts
5. NAMA Products: Average Revenue Loss with Swiss Cut and Flexibilities
6. Years Needed to Reach Pre-Liberalization Tax Revenue-to-GDP Ratio
Figures
1. Average Bound, Applied, and Collected Tariff Rates
2. Loss of Tariff Revenue: NAMA Swiss Formula, 15 Coefficient
3. Loss of Tariff Revenue
Boxes
1. Selected Tariff Reduction Scenarios
2. Experiences with Compensatory Tax Reform
Appendix Tables
1. Country Classification and Year of Data Source
2. Distribution of Tariff Revenue
3. Average MFN Unweighted, Trade Weighted, Bound, and Collected Tariffs
4. Average Gap Between Bound and Applied Tariffs
5. Tariff Lines: Revenue Intensity
6. Tariff Lines: Revenue Intensity
7. Selected Imports: Contribution to Total Revenue and GDP
8. Import Demand Elasticities for NAMA Products
9. Import Demand Elasticities for Agricultural Products
10. NAMA Products: Average Revenue Loss with Swiss Cut and Flexibilities
11. NAMA Products: Average Revenue Loss with Swiss Cut and Flexibilities