This paper attempts to numerically measure the respective impacts of trade and competition-policy based liberalization of Lebanese markets within an applied general equilibrium framework. The authors estimate that rents accruing from monopolistic positions represent more than 16 percent of GDP in Lebanon. In turn, the long term impact of raising domestic competition is compared with that of reducing import tariffs. Simulation results suggest that...
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2006/05/01
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Document de travail (série numérotée)
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37101
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2006/08/28
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Lebanon - Trade and competition policies for growth : a general equilibrium analysis
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value added tax