Trade Policy, Standards, and Development in Central America

After reviewing the current state of standards and trade in Central America, the authors suggest top priorities for reform from a trade policy perspective in a new and increasingly important area of public policy and development. They conclude that...

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Main Authors:	Hufbauer, Gary Clyde, Kotschwar, Barbara, Wilson, John S.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES AGRICULTURE AVERAGE COSTS AVERAGE TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFF LEVELS AVERAGE TARIFFS BASELINE LEVELS BORDER BARRIERS CAPITAL GOODS CERTAIN EXTENT COMMON MARKET COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMERS CROWDING DECENTRALIZATION DEREGULATION DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEMS EXCHANGE RATES EXPORTERS EXPORTS FISH FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTORS FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN PRODUCERS FOREIGN PRODUCTS FOREIGN SOURCES FOREIGN STANDARDS FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA FREER TRADE GDP GROWTH RATES HARMONIZATION IMPORTS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRY TRADE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES LOCAL INDUSTRY LOCAL MARKET LOCAL PRODUCERS LOW TRADE MARKET ACCESS MARKET ENTRY MOST-FAVORED-NATION MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT MULTILATERAL TRADE MUTUAL RECOGNITION MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS NATIONAL LAWS NATIONAL SECURITY NATIONAL STANDARDS BODIES NATIONAL TREATMENT NATIONAL TREATMENT RULE NON-TARIFF MEASURES OPEN ECONOMIES OPEN REGIONALISM POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION PRIMARY GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCT AREAS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS PRODUCT STANDARDS PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTS ORIGINATING PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION MEASURES PROTECTIONISM PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC POLICY QUALITY STANDARDS QUOTAS REFORMULATED GASOLINE REGIONAL BODIES REGIONAL EFFORTS REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS SAFETY STANDARDS TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF LEVELS TECHNICAL BARRIERS TECHNICAL PROCEDURES TECHNICAL REGULATION TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION TRADE BARRIERS TRADE EFFECT TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FLOWS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE MORE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIME TRADE RESTRICTIONS TRADE VOLUMES TRADING PARTNERS TRADING SYSTEM TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED WORLD COMPETITION WORLD ECONOMY WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1089452/trade-policy-standards-development-central-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19700

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19700

Trade Policy, Standards, and Development in Central America

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