UID:
edocfu_9958123906102883
Format:
1 online resource (37 p.)
ISBN:
1-4623-1850-9
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1-282-39167-4
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9786613820105
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1-4519-1057-6
Series Statement:
IMF working paper ;
Content:
South-South trade agreements are proliferating: Developing countries signed 70 new agreements between 1990 and 2003. Yet the impact of these agreements is largely unknown. This paper focuses on the static effects of South-South preferential trade agreements stemming from changes in trade patterns. Specifically, it estimates the impact of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) on Uganda's imports between 1994 and 2003. Detailed import and tariff data at the 6-digit harmonized system level are used for more than 1,000 commodities. Based on a difference-in-difference estimation strategy, the paper finds that-in contrast to evidence from aggregate statistics-COMESA's preferential tariff liberalization has not considerably increased Uganda's trade with member countries, on average across sectors. The effect, however, is heterogeneous across sectors. Finally, the paper finds no evidence of trade-diversion effects.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; I. Introduction; II. Literature; III. Trade Creation and Trade Diversion; IV. Data; V. Empirical Strategy and Results; A. Benchmark Estimators; B. Difference-in-Difference Estimator; C. Robustness Checks; D. Trade Diversion; VI. Conclusions; Figures; 1. Uganda: Imports and Tariff Revenue (percent of GDP),1986-2003; 2. Uganda: Imports from Developing Countries (percent of GDP),1986-2003; Tables; 1. Summary Statistics for Uganda vis-à-vis COMESA Countries (1994-2003); 2. Summary Statistics for Uganda vis-à-vis non-COMESA Countries (1994-2003)
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3. Pattern of Protection in Uganda in 1994 and 2003 Under the Preferential Trade Agreements (PTA in 1994 and COMESA in 2003)4. Pattern of Protection in Uganda in 1994 and 2003 vis-à-vis the Rest of the World (MFN Tariff Rates); 5. Estimates Based on Uganda Imports in 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003; 6. Estimates Based on Uganda Imports in 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003; 7. Robustness Checks; 8. Estimates of Trade Diversion Based on Uganda Imports from Non-COMESA Countries in 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003; Appendix Tables
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I. Uganda's Preferential Tariff Rates by 2-digit 1996 HS Codes, 1994 and 2003II. Uganda's MFN Tariff Rates by 2-digit 1996 HS Codes, 1994 and 2003; III. Uganda's Imports by Country of Origin, 1994 and 2003; References
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4527-2994-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4518-6604-6
Language:
English
