The Discriminatory Nature of Specific Tariffs
This paper quantifies the distortions from specific tariffs levied by the EU. The most-favored-nation (MFN) specific tariffs levied by the EU translate into higher tariff barriers for poor countries exporting low price goods. We show that for poor countries, these higher tariff barriers from specifi...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | en_US |
| Published: |
Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
2013
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15344 |
| id |
okr-10986-15344 |
|---|---|
| recordtype |
oai_dc |
| spelling |
okr-10986-153442021-04-23T14:03:22Z The Discriminatory Nature of Specific Tariffs Chowdhury, Sohini agricultural commodities comparative advantage Customs Unions export prices exporters exports free access Free Trade Free Trade Agreements import prices Preferential Trade Preferential Trade Agreements Reciprocity tariff barriers tariff equivalent tariff preferences tariff rates vertical ´ specialization welfare gains welfare loss This paper quantifies the distortions from specific tariffs levied by the EU. The most-favored-nation (MFN) specific tariffs levied by the EU translate into higher tariff barriers for poor countries exporting low price goods. We show that for poor countries, these higher tariff barriers from specific tariffs offset the gains from preferential tariffs. We apply a two-stage analysis to show that the specific tariffs levied by the EU on its agricultural imports wash away more than half of the welfare benefits enjoyed by the Sub-Saharan African countries from EU preferential tariffs. Our results provide the first quantitative estimate of the distortions associated with specific tariffs. 2013-08-26T16:36:13Z 2013-08-26T16:36:13Z 2012-01-18 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X doi:10.1093/wber/lhr036 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15344 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Journal Article Sub-Saharan Africa European Union |
| repository_type |
Digital Repository |
| institution_category |
Foreign Institution |
| institution |
Digital Repositories |
| building |
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository |
| collection |
World Bank |
| language |
en_US |
| topic |
agricultural commodities comparative advantage Customs Unions export prices exporters exports free access Free Trade Free Trade Agreements import prices Preferential Trade Preferential Trade Agreements Reciprocity tariff barriers tariff equivalent tariff preferences tariff rates vertical ´ specialization welfare gains welfare loss |
| spellingShingle |
agricultural commodities comparative advantage Customs Unions export prices exporters exports free access Free Trade Free Trade Agreements import prices Preferential Trade Preferential Trade Agreements Reciprocity tariff barriers tariff equivalent tariff preferences tariff rates vertical ´ specialization welfare gains welfare loss Chowdhury, Sohini The Discriminatory Nature of Specific Tariffs |
| geographic_facet |
Sub-Saharan Africa European Union |
| description |
This paper quantifies the distortions from specific tariffs levied by the EU. The most-favored-nation (MFN) specific tariffs levied by the EU translate into higher tariff barriers for poor countries exporting low price goods. We show that for poor countries, these higher tariff barriers from specific tariffs offset the gains from preferential tariffs. We apply a two-stage analysis to show that the specific tariffs levied by the EU on its agricultural imports wash away more than half of the welfare benefits enjoyed by the Sub-Saharan African countries from EU preferential tariffs. Our results provide the first quantitative estimate of the distortions associated with specific tariffs. |
| format |
Journal Article |
| author |
Chowdhury, Sohini |
| author_facet |
Chowdhury, Sohini |
| author_sort |
Chowdhury, Sohini |
| title |
The Discriminatory Nature of Specific Tariffs |
| title_short |
The Discriminatory Nature of Specific Tariffs |
| title_full |
The Discriminatory Nature of Specific Tariffs |
| title_fullStr |
The Discriminatory Nature of Specific Tariffs |
| title_full_unstemmed |
The Discriminatory Nature of Specific Tariffs |
| title_sort |
discriminatory nature of specific tariffs |
| publisher |
Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank |
| publishDate |
2013 |
| url |
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15344 |
| _version_ |
1764430996706426880 |