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
Subjects:	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
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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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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title	Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform
title_short	Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform
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Initial Conditions and the Outcome of Economic Reform

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