Setting the trade policy agenda: What roles for Economists?

Kym Anderson

No 3560, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: Economists have influenced the trade policy agenda for establishing multilateral trade rules, disciplines, and procedures, and for negotiating most-favored nation and preferential reductions in trade barriers and subsidies, in addition to affecting the agenda for unilateral policy reform. These roles are considered in turn, before focusing on the economists'contribution through quantifying the extent and effects of existing trade distortions and alternative reform initiatives. Many trade distortions remain, however, sothe author looks at where trade economists'efforts in agenda-setting need to be focused in the years ahead.

Keywords: TF054105-DONOR FUNDED OPERATION ADMINISTRATION FEE INCOME AND EXPENSE ACCOUNT; Economic Theory&Research; Environmental Economics&Policies; Trade Policy; Trade and Services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-04-01
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