Integrated Assessment of Trade Liberalization and Trade-related Policies

Integrated Assessment of Trade Liberalization and Trade-related Policies
Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789280722468

This document contains summaries of six country studies commissioned by UNEP, which seek to identify the environmental, social and economic effects of trade liberalisation policies. The studies examine: the fisheries sector in Argentina; the cotton industry in China, the banana trade in Ecuador; the export crop sector in Nigeria; the fisheries industry in Sengal; and the forestry sector in Tanzania. The six detailed country studies are also available separately.

Handbook on Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Measures

Handbook on Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Measures
Author:
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2005
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN: 9280724525

The World Summit on Sustainable Development has identified trade as a tool for achieving sustainable development and adopted a plan of action which includes elements aimed at reducing poverty, changing unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, and protecting and managing the environment and the natural resource base for economic and social development. This handbook focuses on the agricultural sector and presents a range of economic, environmental and social issues that can be taken into consideration when assessing the impact of trade-related policies.

A Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis

A Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis
Author: Marc Bacchetta
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789287038128

Trade flows and trade policies need to be properly quantified to describe, compare, or follow the evolution of policies between sectors or countries or over time. This is essential to ensure that policy choices are made with an appropriate knowledge of the real conditions. This practical guide introduces the main techniques of trade and trade policy data analysis. It shows how to develop the main indexes used to analyze trade flows, tariff structures, and non-tariff measures. It presents the databases needed to construct these indexes as well as the challenges faced in collecting and processing these data, such as measurement errors or aggregation bias. Written by experts with practical experience in the field, A Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis has been developed to contribute to enhance developing countries' capacity to analyze and implement trade policy. It offers a hands-on introduction on how to estimate the distributional effects of trade policies on welfare, in particular on inequality and poverty. The guide is aimed at government experts engaged in trade negotiations, as well as students and researchers involved in trade-related study or research. An accompanying DVD contains data sets and program command files required for the exercises. Copublished by the WTO and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Trade Liberalization

Trade Liberalization
Author: Romain Wacziarg
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Free trade
ISBN: 9781788111492

This compelling two-volume collection presents the major literary contributions to the economic analysis of the consequences of trade liberalization on growth, productivity, labor market outcomes and economic inequality. Examining the classical theories that stress gains from trade stemming from comparative advantage, the selection also comprises more recent theories of imperfect competition, where any potential gains from trade can stem from competitive effects or the international transmission of knowledge. Empirical contributions provide evidence regarding the explanatory power of these various theories, including work on the effects of trade openness on economic growth, wages, and income inequality, as well as evidence on the effects of trade on firm productivity, entry and exit. Prefaced by an original introduction from the editor, the collection will to be an invaluable research resource for academics, practitioners and those drawn to this fascinating topic.

Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics

Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics
Author: Jens Hölscher
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-10-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781137371379

The period of transition from socialism to capitalism in parts of Europe and Asia over the past 25 years has attracted considerable interest in academia and beyond. From the Editors of Palgrave's iconic series 'Studies in Economic Transition' comes the Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics. This dictionary addresses the needs of students, lecturers and the interested general public to quickly find definitions and explanations of topics, institutions, personalities and processes in this historical phase of changing societies, which as such is not concluded. Today newly emerging market economies try to learn from the experiences of transition economies. Those who love The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics will enjoy the format of this Dictionary, which uses an encyclopaedia-based approach, where articles not only define the terms but provide an overview of the evolution of the term or theory and also touch on the current debates.

Integrated Assessment of the Impact of Trade Liberalization

Integrated Assessment of the Impact of Trade Liberalization
Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789280724493

Indonesias food security and rural development are based on rice production, which provides the bulk of farm incomes and agricultural employment. When trade liberalization has a negative impact on rice farmers net incomes it may cause a decline in rice production. This, in turn, has a number of environmental, social and economic consequences. The end goal of this Integrated Assessment is to develop policy packages based on the findings of the study to mitigate the negative effects of trade liberalization and trade-related policies and promote the positive ones.

Methodology for Impact Assessment of Free Trade Agreements

Methodology for Impact Assessment of Free Trade Agreements
Author: Michael G. Plummer
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9290921978

This publication displays the menu for choice of available methods to evaluate the impact of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). It caters mainly to policy makers from developing countries and aims to equip them with some economic knowledge and techniques that will enable them to conduct their own economic evaluation studies on existing or future FTAs, or to critically re-examine the results of impact assessment studies conducted by others, at the very least.

Environment and Trade

Environment and Trade
Author: International Institute for Sustainable Development
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2000
Genre: Environmental policy
ISBN: 1895536219

Reference tool to facilitate broader understanding and awareness of relationship between environment and trade which can then become the basis on which fair and environmentally sustainable policies and trade flows are built.