Documents et rapports
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Export diversification in a transitioning economy : the case of Syria (anglais)
How does the process of export diversification play out in a transitioning economy, especially in light of government policy aimed at trade liberalization? This paper examines this question by considering...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5811 Date du document: 1 septembre 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lim,Jamus Jerome,Saborowski,Christian
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What explains the low survival rate of developing country export flows? (anglais)
Successful export growth and diversification require not only entry into new export products and markets but also the survival and growth of export flows. For a cross country dataset of product-level bilateral...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 77650 Date du document: 1 octobre 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Brenton,Paul,Saborowski,Christian,Von Uexkull,Jan Erik
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Estimates of trade-related adjustment costs in Syria (anglais)
The scope and complexity of international trading arrangements in the Middle East, as well as their spotty historical record of success, underscores the urgent need for an adequate understanding of the...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5368 Date du document: 1 juillet 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lim,Jamus Jerome,Saborowski,Christian
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Managing openness and volatility : the role of export diversification (anglais)
As developing countries look to embrace an outward-oriented growth strategy, some may be concerned about the possibility that increased openness will be accompanied by increased volatility. However, although...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 53683 Date du document: 1 mars 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Haddad,Mona E.,Lim,Jamus Jerome,Saborowski,Christian
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Trade openness reduces growth volatility when countries are well diversified (anglais)
This paper addresses the mechanisms by which trade openness affects growth volatility. Using a diverse set of export diversification indicators, it presents strong evidence pointing to an important role...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5222 Date du document: 1 février 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Haddad,Mona E.,Lim,Jamus Jerome,Saborowski,Christian
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Trade finance in crisis : should developing countries establish export credit agencies ? (anglais)
New data on export insurance and guarantees suggest that publicly backed export credit agencies have played a role to prevent a complete drying up of trade finance markets during the current financial...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5166 Date du document: 1 janvier 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Chauffour,Jean-Pierre Christophe,Saborowski,Christian,Soylemezoglu,Ahmet I.
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Assessing the adjustment implications of trade policy changes using TRIST (tariff reform impact simulation tool) (anglais)
TRIST is a simple, easy to use tool to assess the adjustment implications of trade reform. It improves on existing tools. First, it is an improvement in terms of accuracy because projections are based...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5045 Date du document: 1 septembre 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Brenton,Paul,Saborowski,Christian,Staritz,Cornelia,Von Uexkull,Jan Erik
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What explains the low survival rate of developing country export flows ? (anglais)
Successful export growth and diversification require not only entry into new export products and markets, but also the survival and growth of export flows. This paper uses a detailed, cross-country dataset...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4951 Date du document: 1 juin 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Brenton,Paul,Saborowski,Christian,Von Uexkull,Jan Erik