RULES OF ORIGIN IN THE WORLD TRADING SYSTEM AND PROPOSALS FOR MULTILATERAL HARMONIZATION

Antoni Estevadeordal and Kati Suominen
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Antoni Estevadeordal: Inter-American Development Bank, USA
Kati Suominen: Inter-American Development Bank, USA

Chapter 15 in Quantitative Methods for Assessing the Effects of Non-Tariff Measures and Trade Facilitation, 2005, pp 337-409 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionPurposes and Effects of Rules of OriginPurposes of RoOTypes of RoOProduct-Specific RoO: Five Main ComponentsRegime-Wide RoOEffects of RoOAdministrative Costs of RoOProduction Costs of RoOPolicy Implications of RoO's EffectsRules of Origin around the WorldComparing the Structure of RoO Regimes in Five RegionsEurope: Expansion of the PANEURO SystemAmericas: Four RoO FamiliesAfrica, Asia, Middle East: Toward Selectivity From Across-The-Board RoO?Non-Preferential RoODepicting Product-Specific RoO Around the WorldRegime-Wide RoOAdministration of RoOA Comparative Analysis of the Restrictiveness of RoO RegimesRestrictiveness of Product-Specific RoOComparing the Restrictiveness of Sectoral RoO"Weighted" RoO: RoO's Coverage of Actual Trade FlowsComparing Regime-Wide RoO: A Facilitation IndexTrade Effects of RoOEmpirical Specification for Panel RegressionRoO and Intermediate Imports: A Sectoral ApproachRoO "Innovations": Ad Hoc Mechanisms for FlexibilityRoO Phase-InsPermanent Reductions in the Level of RVCOptions for Calculating Value ContentTariff Preference LevelsThe Future of the Global RoO Panorama: Toward a De Jure Harmonization of Preferential RoO?Future Global RoO TheaterPreferential RoO: Convergence toward a Bipolar RoO World?Non-Preferential RoO: Awaiting the Final Push for HarmonizationHarmonizing Preferential RoO: A Boost to Open RegionalismProblems with the multi-regime RoO worldCounteracting the Splintering of the RoO Panorama: Possibilities and ProspectsConclusionReferencesAPPENDIX

Keywords: Non-Tariff Measures; Non-Tariff Barriers; Trade Policy; Commercial Policy; International Economics; Trade Facilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F0 F1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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