Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion?

January 1, 2006

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John Romalis, and Mary Amiti. Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed December 26, 2024

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Summary

This paper assesses the effects of reducing tariffs under the Doha Round on market access for developing countries. It shows that for many developing countries, actual preferential access is less generous than it appears because of low product coverage or complex rules of origin. Thus lowering tariffs under the multilateral system is likely to lead to a net increase in market access for many developing countries, with gains in market access offsetting losses from preference erosion. Furthermore, comparing various tariff-cutting proposals, the research shows that the largest gains in market access are generated by higher tariff cuts in agriculture.

Subject: Comparative advantage, Demand elasticity, Economic theory, Exports, Imports, International trade, Tariffs, Taxes

Keywords: Comparative advantage, Comparative advantage goods, Country, Demand elasticity, Developing country, Enter U.S., EU imports, EU market, EU preference, EU tariff, Exporters to the United States, Exports, GSP scheme, Imports, LDC country, Market, Market access, Phased elimination, Preference erosion, South Asia, Tariff cut, Tariffs, Trade preferences, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

41
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Working Paper No. 2006/010
Stock No:

WPIEA2006010
ISBN:

9781451862706
ISSN:

1018-5941

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