Working Paper
Terms of Trade Shocks and the Current Account in Small Island States
This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between terms of trade shocks and the current account in selected small islands developing states. The findings show that the terms of trade explain a significant proportion of the variation in the...
Working Paper
Impact of Trade Liberalization on Returns from Land
Trade liberalization, by aligning domestic prices with world prices, is envisaged to bring welfare gains to a country. In the case of Indian agriculture, owing to the vastness and diversity of the sector, the impact is likely to be profoundly unequal...
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Impact of Liberalization, Economic Growth and Trade Policies on Current Accounts of Developing Countries
The objectives of this paper are to examine the impact of liberalization on trade deficits and current accounts for developing economies. Attempts at liberalization in trade could lead to an increase in imports in the short run and this could cause...
Working Paper
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Developing Countries’ Terms of Trade
This paper first shows that important economic arguments in favor of the Prebisch-Singer hypothesis of falling terms of trade of developing countries have implicitly relied on the role of multinational corporations and foreign direct investment. As...
Working Paper
Déterminants de l'Endettement Extérieur des PPTE
In the 1980s most of Sub-Saharan African countries (SSA) especially the HIPCs faced an unprecedented indebtedness. Different mechanisms of debt relief as well as economic reforms have been put in place with the objective of enabling these countries...
Journal Article
The Dominican Republic Trade Policy Review 2008
This paper reviews the Dominican Republic’s 2008 Trade Policy Review undertaken in the context of the WTO’s regulations. The Trade Policy Review reveals that the country has been successfully pursuing a more open trade regime. However, several...
Journal Article
Desempeño comercial y ventajas comparativas reveladas entre la República Dominicana y Estados Unidos
La autora examina el comportamiento de las exportaciones de la República Dominicana hacia Estados Unidos en el periodo 1998-2002 en el marco teórico de las ventajas comparativas relevadas de Balassa y en un entorno de liberación comercial. Mediante...