?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Preference+erosion+and+multilateral+trade+liberalization&rft.creator=Francois%2C+J.&rft.creator=Hoekman%2C+B.&rft.creator=Manchin%2C+M.&rft.description=Because+of+concern+that+OECD+tariff+reductions+will+translate+into+worsening+export+performance+for+the+least+developed+countries%2C+trade+preferences+have+proven+a+stumbling+block+to+developing+country+support+for+multilateral+liberalization.+We+examine+the+actual+scope+for+preference+erosion%2C+including+an+econometric+assessment+of+the+actual+utilization%2C+and+also+the+scope+for+erosion+estimated+by+modeling+full+elimination+of+OECD+tariffs+and+hence+full+MFN+liberalization-based+preference+erosion.+Preferences+are+underutilized+due+to+administrative+burden%E2%80%94estimated+to+be+at+least+4+percent+on+average%E2%80%94reducing+the+magnitude+of+erosion+costs+significantly.+For+those+products+where+preferences+are+used+(are+of+value)%2C+the+primary+negative+impact+follows+from+erosion+of+EU+preferences.+This+suggests+the+erosion+problem+is+primarily+bilateral+rather+than+a+WTO-based+concern.&rft.subject=Preference+erosion%2C+GSP%2C+WTO%2C+Doha+Round%2C+trade+and+development&rft.publisher=Institute+for+International+Integration+Studies&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(IIIS+Discussion+Paper++87).+Institute+for+International+Integration+Studies%3A+Dublin%2C+Ireland.+(2005)+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F18272%2F1%2F18272.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F18272%2F&rft.rights=open