eprintid: 18272
rev_number: 26
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datestamp: 2010-03-30 15:14:06
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type: working_paper
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creators_name: Francois, J.
creators_name: Hoekman, B.
creators_name: Manchin, M.
creators_id: MMANC29
title: Preference erosion and multilateral trade liberalization
ispublished: pub
subjects: 17100
keywords: Preference erosion, GSP, WTO, Doha Round, trade and development
abstract: Because of concern that OECD tariff reductions will translate into worsening export performance for the least developed countries, trade preferences have proven a stumbling block to developing country support for multilateral liberalization. We examine the actual scope for preference erosion, including an econometric assessment of the actual utilization, 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—estimated to be at least 4 percent on average—reducing the magnitude of erosion costs significantly. For those products where preferences are used (are of value), the primary negative impact follows from erosion of EU preferences. This suggests the erosion problem is primarily bilateral rather than a WTO-based concern.
date: 2005
publisher: Institute for International Integration Studies
official_url: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/documents/discussion/abstracts/IIISDP87.php
oa_status: green
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
lyricists_name: Manchin, M
lyricists_id: MMANC29
full_text_status: public
series: IIIS Discussion Paper
number: 87
place_of_pub: Dublin, Ireland
citation:        Francois, J.;    Hoekman, B.;    Manchin, M.;      (2005)    Preference erosion and multilateral trade liberalization.                    (IIIS Discussion Paper  87). Institute for International Integration Studies: Dublin, Ireland.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/18272/1/18272.pdf