Comment: the Effects of Tariff Liberalizations and Preference Erosion

Joseph Francois

Chapter 2 in Coping with Trade Reforms, 2006, pp 59-65 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The study by Fernández de Córdoba and Vanzetti (Chapter 1) contains a careful, detailed examination of the likely macroeconomic impacts of tariff concessions, as part of the Doha Round, on developing countries. The assessment builds on an analysis of tariff-line data, with the application of possible tariff-reduction formulas. Particular attention is given to the implications of bindings above current applied rates (including unbound tariffs), as well as to the meaning of special and differential treatment in the context of actual application of tariff-reduction formulas. The resulting tariff rates from this exercise then serve as the basis for a set of CGE model scenarios. These scenarios in turn provide estimates of the impact of tariff reductions on developing countries in general, and LDCs in particular, and also on the high-income countries (basically the OECD Members).

Keywords: OECD Country; Market Access; Tariff Reduction; Doha Round; Trade Reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230377806_3

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