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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Non-tariff barriers"”.
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Three Essays on Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade and U.S. Market Access to China
… is composed of three papers examining barriers to agricultural trade. The first two papers examine the impact of tariff and non-tariff barriers to agricultural trade while the third paper investigates China's domestic agricultural and international trade policies in order to promote …
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EU import notifications as a protectionist move: an examination of the relation between tariff and non-tariff barriers in seafood trade
… one of the main goals has been to decrease trade barriers and increase openness in trade. However, there has been concern that as importing countries honor WTO commitments and lower tariff rates, they may be replacing traditional tariff barriers with non-tariff barriers. Recent literature has …
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An analysis of how the online non-tariff barriers mechanism facilitates reporting, monitoring and elimination of NTBs in the COMESA, EAC and SADC Region
… organisations have progressively negotiated tariff preferences and achieved tariff reductions on substantial trade. However, a tendency of policy reversal has been witnessed due to non-tariff barriers (NTBs) being imposed to control trade and recoup losses arising from reduced duties. To …
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Trade facilitation in southern Africa : a case study for Zimbabwe
… in this regard. It has been noted that although tariffs in developing countries have been lowered, numerous non-tariff barriers and non-tariff measures are stifling trade. Cumbersome border processes have added avoidable costs to trade. In this study, we examine the challenges being faced in …
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The South African textile industry : opportunities and constraints with particular reference to environmental issues and eco-labelling
… trade aspects, and the potential impact that non-tariff trade barriers may have on the textile production pipeline. Trade patterns and value chains in the 21 st century will not necessarily resemble those of the past century. Tariff barriers are increasingly giving way to technical or …
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Trade policy implications of economic partnership agreements (EPAS) between the European Union (EU) and Namibia
… This means goods from Namibia are facing lower tariffs and non- tariff barriers when entering the European market. This trade regime between the EU and Namibia was enshrined in successive agreements. As a result of the outcome of legal and other challenges - at the level of the World Trade …
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The impact of tariffs and transport costs on Latin America's wood exports to the United States
… resource base existent in that region. Several tariff and non-tariff barriers have inhibited Latin American exports to North America. Two of the most important barriers are tariffs and transportation costs. This study uses the effective protective rate approach and empirically estimates the …
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South Africa's trade in environmental goods: investigating bilateral potential exports to select developed and emerging countries (2007 to 2013)
… on 'the reduction, or the elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to environmental goods and services. To this end, some WTO members are currently negotiating a plurilateral pact (Environmental Goods Agreement) with the view to move beyond the long impasse in the Doha Round …
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Supply chain design and site selection for the expansion of international manufacturing capacity
… Company X's current strategy for supplying non-U.S. markets has largely relied on U.S. manufacturing and assembly, followed by exporting of finished goods. Due to a desire to increase international sales and a need to address tariff and non-tariff barriers in certain key markets, Company X …
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A study of Japan’s protection for selected agricultural commodities in the period between 1972 and 1977
… Specifically, this study incorporates non-tariff barriers (NTBs) into the tariff structure in measuring the level of protection. 'Effective protection' or 'protection of the value-added in the production process' is measured with respect to all barriers placed on the final product and …
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Promoting regional trade in the SADC region: identifying opportunities for manufactured exports from South Africa to Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe
… Africa's relationship with the Rest of Africa; Non-tariff Barriers; Regional Integration; South African competitiveness; and Competition. The recommendations of the study include South Africa developing a more tailored approach to doing business with the SADC countries in terms of product and …
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Trade and the Environment: The Environment within the World Trade Organization
… set the focus on domestic actions, the effect of non-tariff barriers on trade, including environmental measures on trade. Hence, the WTO affects the environmental character of trade and trade-related environmental issues through its Agreements. Not only international trade instruments cover the …
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SADC Trade Protocol and its potential impact on the South African clothing and textiles industry : a case study of Pepkor
… trade area by 2008 by gradually removing all tariffs and non-tariff barriers to intraregional trade. SADC member states are mainly concerned about the implications of the protocol on their economies, particularly the performance of their industries, as well as on trade patterns in the region. …
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Identificação e análise de barreiras não-tarifárias sobre as exportações brasileiras de carne bovina
Nos últimos anos, sobretudo a partir da década de 1990, os fluxos internacionais de comércio intensificaram-se de forma significativa. No entanto, apesar da importância e dos ganhos auferidos, os países ainda utilizam-se de políticas comerciais protecionistas, dentre elas, as barreiras …
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Essays on firms in developing countries
… designed an experiment to understand this phenomenon in a setting that features typical market conditions in a developing country: the retail watermelon market in a major Chinese city. I begin by demonstrating empirically that there is substantial asymmetric information between sellers and buyers …