Technological Progress Through Trade Liberalization in Transition Countries

Trade Liberalization, Tariff Overhang and Antidumping Filings in Developing Countries+

It has been argued that antidumping (AD) facilitates trade liberalization by serving as a release valve for protectionist pressure. We focus on a group of prominent ADusing developing countries and examine the validity of the pressure release hypothesis. The fact that these new AD users generally began using AD after significant trade liberalization supports the hypothesis. Yet, if pressure exi...

Trade liberalization , agriculture , and poverty in low - income countries

This paper offers an economic assessment of the opportunities and challenges provided by the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda, particularly through agricultural trade liberalization, for low-income countries seeking to trade their way out of poverty. After discussing links between poverty, economic growth and trade, it reports modelling results showing that farm product markets remain the most cos...

The Effect of Financial development and Trade liberalization on Eeconomic growth In Upper Middle Income Countries

Abstract For more than a decade now, Various efforts have been put in place by various governments of developing economies to promote economic growth. The impact of financial development and Trade liberalization on economic growth in the developing economies has been a subject of much debates and controversies. The contradictions in literature on the subject matter shows that these relationship...

Effects of Trade and Financial Liberalization on Financial Development (Case Study: MENA Countries)

Financial sector is one of the most influential sectors in economic activities. Empirical and theoretical studies conducted in recent years have also confirmed the significant role of financial institutions in economic growth. Additionally, trade and financial liberalization policies have been particular concerned with strategic policies in developed and developing countries. According to dynam...

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