Documents et rapports
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The trade performance of the Middle East and North Africa (anglais)
This paper characterizes the trade performance of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the past 15 years. Cross-section results show that MENA's exports to the outside world were only one third...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 64339 Date du document: 1 juillet 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Behar,Alberto,Freund,Caroline
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Exports and international logistics (anglais)
Do better international logistics reduce trade costs, raising a developing country's exports? Yes, but the magnitude of the effect depends on the country's size. The authors apply a gravity model that...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5691 Date du document: 1 juin 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Behar,Alberto,Manners, Phil,Nelson, Benjamin
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Factory Europe? brainier but not brawnier (anglais)
While intermediates comprise the majority of total goods trade in the European Union (EU), their share of total trade has remained flat since 1996. This implies that EU enlargement has had a limited effect...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 103793 Date du document: 1 avril 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Behar,Alberto,Freund,Caroline
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Does it matter who you sign with ? comparing the impacts of north-south and south-south trade agreements on bilateral trade (anglais)
Free trade agreements lead to a rise in bilateral trade regardless of whether the signatories are developed or developing countries. Furthermore, the percentage increase in bilateral trade is higher for...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5626 Date du document: 1 avril 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Behar,Alberto,Criville, Laia Cirera i
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How integrated is SADC ? trends in intra-regional and extra-regional trade flows and policy (anglais)
Do Southern African Development Community countries trade enough with each other and with the rest of the world? Although its share of world trade has fallen, appropriate benchmarking shows that, controlling...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5625 Date du document: 1 avril 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Behar,Alberto,Edwards,Lawrence James