Russian WTO Accession : What Has Been Accomplished, What Can Be Expected

This paper summarizes the principal reform commitments that Russia has undertaken as part of its World Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations, providing detailed assessments in banking, insurance, and agriculture. The paper assesses the ga...

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Main Author: Tarr, David
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8828856/russian-wto-accession-accomplished-can-expected
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7612
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topic ACCESSION COMMITMENTS
ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS
ACCESSION PROCESS
ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
AGGREGATE EXPORTS
AGGREGATE TRADE
AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
AGRICULTURE
ANTIDUMPING
ANTIDUMPING CASES
ARBITRATION
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFFS
BANK POLICY
BANKING REGULATION
BANKING SERVICES
BENCHMARK
BILATERAL AGREEMENT
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
BRANCH BANKING
CAPITAL GOODS
CENTRAL BANK
COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSUMERS
CREDIT CARDS
CROP INSURANCE
CROSS BORDER PROVISION
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
CUSTOMS UNIONS
DEPOSITORS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DIRECT PAYMENTS
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC LAW
EQUIPMENT
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PRICE
EXPORT TAXES
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FORECASTS
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTOR
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF BANKS
FREE RIDER
FREE RIDER PROBLEM
GDP
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
HIGH TARIFFS
HOST COUNTRY
IMPORT TARIFFS
INCOME
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE FIRMS
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INSURANCE MARKET
INSURANCE MARKETS
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT REGIMES
JOINT VENTURE
JOINT VENTURES
LEGAL AGREEMENTS
LEVEL OF COMMITMENTS
LIBERALIZATION
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET REFORM
MARKET_ACCESS
MEMBER COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MONOPOLY
MULTINATIONAL BANKS
NATIONAL TREATMENT
NATURAL DISASTERS
NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
OPEN ECONOMY
OUTPUT
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREFERENTIAL STATUS
PRIVATIZATION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REGULATOR
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY SYSTEM
REPUTATION
RETURNS
SECURITIES
SERVICES DIMENSION
SERVICES SECTORS
SKILLED WORKERS
TARIFF CUTS
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFF REVENUE
TARIFF SCHEDULE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TERMS OF TRADE
TRADE DATA
TRADE DISPUTES
TRADE EFFECTS
TRADE INTERESTS
TRADE ISSUES
TRADE PERFORMANCE
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY REFORM
TRADING
TRADING PARTNERS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TURNOVER
UNDERWRITERS
UNILATERAL REFORMS
UNSKILLED LABOR
WAGES
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD PRICES
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
WTO ACCESSION
WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS
WTO AGREEMENT
WTO AGREEMENTS
WTO COMMITMENTS
WTO MEMBERS
WTO MEMBERSHIP
spellingShingle ACCESSION COMMITMENTS
ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS
ACCESSION PROCESS
ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
AGGREGATE EXPORTS
AGGREGATE TRADE
AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT
AGRICULTURE
ANTIDUMPING
ANTIDUMPING CASES
ARBITRATION
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AVERAGE TARIFF
AVERAGE TARIFFS
BANK POLICY
BANKING REGULATION
BANKING SERVICES
BENCHMARK
BILATERAL AGREEMENT
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
BRANCH BANKING
CAPITAL GOODS
CENTRAL BANK
COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CONSUMERS
CREDIT CARDS
CROP INSURANCE
CROSS BORDER PROVISION
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
CUSTOMS UNIONS
DEPOSITORS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DIRECT PAYMENTS
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC LAW
EQUIPMENT
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PRICE
EXPORT TAXES
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FORECASTS
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTOR
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF BANKS
FREE RIDER
FREE RIDER PROBLEM
GDP
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
HIGH TARIFFS
HOST COUNTRY
IMPORT TARIFFS
INCOME
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURANCE FIRMS
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INSURANCE MARKET
INSURANCE MARKETS
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT REGIMES
JOINT VENTURE
JOINT VENTURES
LEGAL AGREEMENTS
LEVEL OF COMMITMENTS
LIBERALIZATION
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET REFORM
MARKET_ACCESS
MEMBER COUNTRIES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MONOPOLY
MULTINATIONAL BANKS
NATIONAL TREATMENT
NATURAL DISASTERS
NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
OPEN ECONOMY
OUTPUT
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREFERENTIAL STATUS
PRIVATIZATION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
REGULATOR
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY SYSTEM
REPUTATION
RETURNS
SECURITIES
SERVICES DIMENSION
SERVICES SECTORS
SKILLED WORKERS
TARIFF CUTS
TARIFF RATES
TARIFF REDUCTIONS
TARIFF REVENUE
TARIFF SCHEDULE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM
TELEPHONE SERVICES
TERMS OF TRADE
TRADE DATA
TRADE DISPUTES
TRADE EFFECTS
TRADE INTERESTS
TRADE ISSUES
TRADE PERFORMANCE
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY REFORM
TRADING
TRADING PARTNERS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
TURNOVER
UNDERWRITERS
UNILATERAL REFORMS
UNSKILLED LABOR
WAGES
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD PRICES
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
WTO ACCESSION
WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS
WTO AGREEMENT
WTO AGREEMENTS
WTO COMMITMENTS
WTO MEMBERS
WTO MEMBERSHIP
Tarr, David
Russian WTO Accession : What Has Been Accomplished, What Can Be Expected
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Russian Federation
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4428
description This paper summarizes the principal reform commitments that Russia has undertaken as part of its World Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations, providing detailed assessments in banking, insurance, and agriculture. The paper assesses the gains to the Russian economy from these commitments, based on a summary of several modeling efforts undertaken by the author and his colleagues. The author compares Russian commitments with those of other countries that have recently acceded to the WTO to assess the claim that the demands on Russia are excessive due to political considerations. He explains why Russian WTO accession will result in the elimination of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment against Russia. Finally, he discusses the remaining issues in the negotiations and the time frame for Russian accession as of the fall of 2007.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Tarr, David
author_facet Tarr, David
author_sort Tarr, David
title Russian WTO Accession : What Has Been Accomplished, What Can Be Expected
title_short Russian WTO Accession : What Has Been Accomplished, What Can Be Expected
title_full Russian WTO Accession : What Has Been Accomplished, What Can Be Expected
title_fullStr Russian WTO Accession : What Has Been Accomplished, What Can Be Expected
title_full_unstemmed Russian WTO Accession : What Has Been Accomplished, What Can Be Expected
title_sort russian wto accession : what has been accomplished, what can be expected
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8828856/russian-wto-accession-accomplished-can-expected
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7612
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spelling okr-10986-76122021-04-23T14:02:34Z Russian WTO Accession : What Has Been Accomplished, What Can Be Expected Tarr, David ACCESSION COMMITMENTS ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS ACCESSION PROCESS ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AGGREGATE EXPORTS AGGREGATE TRADE AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT AGRICULTURE ANTIDUMPING ANTIDUMPING CASES ARBITRATION ASSET MANAGEMENT AVERAGE TARIFF AVERAGE TARIFFS BANK POLICY BANKING REGULATION BANKING SERVICES BENCHMARK BILATERAL AGREEMENT BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BRANCH BANKING CAPITAL GOODS CENTRAL BANK COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONSUMERS CREDIT CARDS CROP INSURANCE CROSS BORDER PROVISION CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS UNIONS DEPOSITORS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIRECT PAYMENTS DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC LAW EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PRICE EXPORT TAXES EXPORTERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES FORECASTS FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTOR FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF BANKS FREE RIDER FREE RIDER PROBLEM GDP GOVERNMENT BUDGET HIGH TARIFFS HOST COUNTRY IMPORT TARIFFS INCOME INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE FIRMS INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT REGIMES JOINT VENTURE JOINT VENTURES LEGAL AGREEMENTS LEVEL OF COMMITMENTS LIBERALIZATION LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS MARKET ACCESS MARKET REFORM MARKET_ACCESS MEMBER COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MONOPOLY MULTINATIONAL BANKS NATIONAL TREATMENT NATURAL DISASTERS NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OPEN ECONOMY OUTPUT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POVERTY REDUCTION PREFERENTIAL STATUS PRIVATIZATION REAL EXCHANGE RATE REGISTRATION SYSTEM REGULATOR REGULATORY REGIME REGULATORY SYSTEM REPUTATION RETURNS SECURITIES SERVICES DIMENSION SERVICES SECTORS SKILLED WORKERS TARIFF CUTS TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REVENUE TARIFF SCHEDULE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM TELEPHONE SERVICES TERMS OF TRADE TRADE DATA TRADE DISPUTES TRADE EFFECTS TRADE INTERESTS TRADE ISSUES TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORM TRADING TRADING PARTNERS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TURNOVER UNDERWRITERS UNILATERAL REFORMS UNSKILLED LABOR WAGES WORLD ECONOMY WORLD PRICES WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO WTO ACCESSION WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS WTO AGREEMENT WTO AGREEMENTS WTO COMMITMENTS WTO MEMBERS WTO MEMBERSHIP This paper summarizes the principal reform commitments that Russia has undertaken as part of its World Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations, providing detailed assessments in banking, insurance, and agriculture. The paper assesses the gains to the Russian economy from these commitments, based on a summary of several modeling efforts undertaken by the author and his colleagues. The author compares Russian commitments with those of other countries that have recently acceded to the WTO to assess the claim that the demands on Russia are excessive due to political considerations. He explains why Russian WTO accession will result in the elimination of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment against Russia. Finally, he discusses the remaining issues in the negotiations and the time frame for Russian accession as of the fall of 2007. 2012-06-08T21:53:37Z 2012-06-08T21:53:37Z 2007-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8828856/russian-wto-accession-accomplished-can-expected http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7612 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4428 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Russian Federation