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Trade Research and Implications for Developing Countries An IMF Conference IMF Headquarters, Meeting Halls A and B Tuesday, October 19, 2004 Last Updated: October 15, 2004 The Research Department of the IMF is sponsoring a half-day conference to discuss recent research on issues in international trade of importance to developing countries. The conference will be held in Meeting Rooms A and B at IMF Headquarters on October 19, 2004. The conference is not open to the general public. The conference will include a discussion of the following topics: (i) the impact of the erosion of trade preferences on developing countries and preferential trade agreements; (ii) the effect of trade liberalization on the fiscal positions of developing countries-countries where taxes on trade account for a significant portion of revenue; and (iii) the results of recent research on the impact of liberalization of trade in agricultural products on developing countries. The conference will conclude with a panel discussion, comprised of prominent trade policy experts, on the role the IMF could play in fostering trade reforms in developing countries. |
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Bibliography Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these pdf files. I. Papers Related to the Conference Sessions Trade Preferences:1. Ozden, Caglar, and Eric Reinhardt, 2003, "Unilateral Preference Programs: The Evidence" 2. Romalis, John, 2004, "NAFTA's and CUSFTA's Impact on International Trade" http://gsbwww.uchicago.edu/fac/john.romalis/research/naftapaper.pdf Revenue Impact of Trade Liberalization 3. Baunsgaard, Thomas, and Michael Keen, 2004, "Tax Revenue and (or) Trade Liberalization?" http://www.imf.org/External/np/res/seminars/2004/tbmk.pdf Agricultural Trade Liberalization 4. Tokarick, Stephen, 2003, "Measuring the Impact of Distortions in Agricultural Trade in Partial and General Equilibrium," IMF Working Paper 03/110 http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2003/wp03110.pdfII. Other Relevant Papers on Trade Topics: A. Trade and Growth 1. Cassing, James, and Stephen Tokarick, 2004, "Trade and Growth in the Presence of Distortions." http://www.imf.org/External/np/res/seminars/2004/jcst.pdf 2. Brunner, Alan, 2003, "The Long-Run Effects of Trade on Income and Income Growth," IMF Working Paper 03/37. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2003/wp0337.pdf 3. Berg, Andrew, and Anne Krueger, 2003, "Trade, Growth, and Poverty: A Selective Survey," IMF Working Paper 03/30. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2003/wp0330.pdf B. Issues in Trade Liberalization and Trade Policy Reform 1. Tokarick, Stephen, 2004, "What Do We Know About Tariff Incidence?" IMF Working Paper 04/182 http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2004/wp04182.pdf2. Mlachila, Montfort, and Yang, Yongzheng, 2004, "The End of Textiles Quotas: A Case Study of the Impact on Bangladesh," IMF Working Paper 04/108. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2004/wp04108.pdf 3. Amiti, Mary, 2003, "Are Uniform Tariffs Optimal?" http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2004/wp0472.pdf4. Subramanian, Arvind, and Shang-Jin Wei, 2003, "The WTO Promotes Trade, Strongly But Unevenly," IMF Working Paper 03/185. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2003/wp03185.pdf 5. Wang, Qing, 2001, "Import-Reducing Effect of Trade Barriers: A Cross Country Investigation," IMF Working Paper 01/216. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2001/wp01216.pdf C. Trade Policy and Labor Markets: 1. Amiti, Mary, and Shang-Jin Wei, 2004, "Fear of Outsourcing: Is It Justified?" IMF Working Paper 04/186. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2004/wp04186.pdf2. Tokarick, Stephen, 2002, "Quantifying the Impact of Trade on Wages: The Role of Nontraded Goods," IMF Working Paper 02/191. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2002/wp02191.pdf D. Regional Trade Policy Studies 1. Kose, Ayhan, Meredith, Guy, and Christopher Towe, 2004, "How Has NAFTA Affected the Mexican Economy? Review and Evidence," IMF Working Paper 04/59. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2004/wp0459.pdf 2. Rumbaugh, Thomas, and Nicholas Blancher, 2004, "China: International Trade and WTO Accession," IMF Working Paper 04/36. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2004/wp0436.pdf E. Trade and Financial Issues 1. Lehman, Alexander, Tamirisa, Natalia, and Jaroslaw Wieczorek, 2003, "International Trade in Services: Implications for the IMF," IMF Policy Discussion Paper 03/6. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/pdp/2003/pdp06.pdf 2. Imbs, Jean, 2003, "Trade, Finance, Specialization, and Synchronization," IMF Working Paper 03/81. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2003/wp0381.pdf F. Other Trade Research 1. Romalis, John, 2003, "Factor Proportions and the Structure of Commodity Trade," http://gsbwww.uchicago.edu/fac/john.romalis/research/factor.pdf 2. Broda, Christian, and John Romalis, 2003, "Identifying the Relationship Between Trade and Exchange Rate Volatility" http://gsbwww.uchicago.edu/fac/john.romalis/research/erv_trade.pdf |