Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion? / Mary Amiti, John Romalis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amiti, Mary.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Romalis, John.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w12971.

NBER working paper series no. w12971

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2007.

Summary:

This paper assesses the effects of reducing tariffs under the Doha Round on market access for developing countries. It shows that for many developing countries, actual preferential access is less generous than it appears because of low product coverage or complex rules of origin. Thus lowering tariffs under the multilateral system is likely to lead to a net increase in market access for many developing countries, with gains in market access offsetting losses from preference erosion. Furthermore, comparing various tariff-cutting proposals, the research shows that the largest gains in market access are generated by higher tariff cuts in agriculture.

Notes:

Print version record

March 2007.