Productivity Matters for Trade Policy : Theory and Evidence

There is a growing literature that investigates the effect of trade liberalization on productivity. Nearly all such studies assume that trade policy is determined independently of productivity, hence it is exogenous. The author shows that this assumption is not valid in general, both theoretically a...

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Main Author:	Karacaovali, Baybars
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGGREGATE DEMAND AGGREGATE SUPPLY AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS DEBT DEFLATORS DEMAND ELASTICITY DEMAND SHOCKS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMICS RESEARCH ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY EUROPEAN UNION EXPECTED VALUE EXPECTED VALUES EXPORT SUBSIDIES FACTOR MARKETS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY GROWTH RATE IMPACT OF TRADE IMPERFECT COMPETITION IMPORT PENETRATION IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTS INDUSTRIAL POLICIES INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS INFANT INDUSTRY INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENTS INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS INTERNATIONAL PRICES INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE LABOR INTENSIVE LATIN AMERICAN MARGINAL REVENUE MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION NON-TARIFF BARRIER OPEN ECONOMY OPENNESS OPPORTUNITY COST POLICY RESEARCH POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRADE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRADE POLICY PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROTECTIONISM REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATES REDUCTION IN TARIFFS SOCIAL WELFARE SPECIALIZATION TARIFF BARRIER TARIFF POLICY TARIFF PROTECTION TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFF REVENUE TAX TERMS OF TRADE TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION PERIOD TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE PROTECTION TRADE REFORM UNILATERAL LIBERALIZATION UNILATERAL TRADE UNILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION UTILITY FUNCTIONS VALUE ADDED WAGE RATE WAGES WORLD PRICES
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Productivity Matters for Trade Policy : Theory and Evidence

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