Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform

This paper studies how initial conditions affect the outcome of reform using the case of trade liberalization as an example. The paper illustrates empirically and theoretically the seemingly paradoxical case of larger impact of reform when initial conditions are poorer.

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Main Authors: Kaltani, Linda, Loayza, Norman V.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5892
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spelling okr-10986-58922021-04-23T14:02:23Z Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform Kaltani, Linda Loayza, Norman V. Trade Policy International Trade Organizations F130 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy Factor Movement Foreign Exchange Policy O240 This paper studies how initial conditions affect the outcome of reform using the case of trade liberalization as an example. The paper illustrates empirically and theoretically the seemingly paradoxical case of larger impact of reform when initial conditions are poorer. 2012-03-30T07:35:03Z 2012-03-30T07:35:03Z 2008 Journal Article Economics Letters 01651765 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5892 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic Trade Policy
International Trade Organizations F130
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
spellingShingle Trade Policy
International Trade Organizations F130
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Development Planning and Policy: Trade Policy
Factor Movement
Foreign Exchange Policy O240
Kaltani, Linda
Loayza, Norman V.
Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform
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description This paper studies how initial conditions affect the outcome of reform using the case of trade liberalization as an example. The paper illustrates empirically and theoretically the seemingly paradoxical case of larger impact of reform when initial conditions are poorer.
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author Kaltani, Linda
Loayza, Norman V.
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Loayza, Norman V.
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title Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform
title_short Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform
title_full Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform
title_fullStr Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform
title_full_unstemmed Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform
title_sort initial conditions and the outcome of economic reform
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