Documents et rapports
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Harmonized international standards do matter to developing country exports (anglais)
Standards and technical regulations are an increasingly prominent part of the international trade policy debate. As many of the least-developed countries have duty-free access to major developed-country...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 45154 Date du document: 1 juillet 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Wilson, John S., Taylor, Benjamin J.
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Regional integration in South Asia : what role for trade facilitation ? (anglais)
The trade performance of countries in South Asia over the past two decades has been poor relative to other regions. Exports from South Asia have doubled over the past 20 years to approximately USD 100...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4423 Date du document: 1 décembre 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Wilson, John S.,Otsuki,Tsunehiro
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Transparency, trade costs, and regional integration in the Asia Pacific (anglais)
The authors show in this paper that increasing the transparency of the trading environment can be an important complement to traditional liberalization of tariff and non-tariff barriers. Our definition...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4401 Date du document: 1 novembre 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Helble,Matthias,Shepherd, Ben,Wilson, John S.
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Transparency and trade facilitation in the Asia Pacific : estimating the gains from reform (anglais)
In the development context, it is increasingly recognized that tariff liberalization is not enough to ensure the integration of an economy into international markets (World Bank Independent Evaluation...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 41048 Date du document: 1 septembre 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Helble,Matthias,Shepherd, Ben,Wilson, John S.
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Road infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia : does network quality affect trade ? (anglais)
The authors present a new database of minimum distance road routes connecting 138 cities in 27 countries across Europe and Central Asia. They use it to show that improved road network quality is robustly...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4104 Date du document: 1 décembre 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Shepherd, Ben,Wilson, John S.
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Standards and global trade - a voice for Africa (anglais)
The book provides information, and guidance for policymakers, the development community, and others in the critical area of "behind the border" barriers to trade. With a view to promoting efforts to strengthen...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 26335 Date du document: 31 mai 2003 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Wilson, John S.,Abiola, Victor O. [editors],Nyangito,Hezron Omare,Olielo, Tom,Magwaro, David,Da Silva,Gabriela Rebello,Da Silva Carrilho, Lara,Adeyemo, J. Adeboye,Bankole,Abiodun Surajudeen,Jooste,Andre,Kruger, Erik,Kotze, Flip,Rudaheranwa, N.,Matovu, F.,Musinguzi, W.
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Food safety scare or reasonable risk : do drug residues limits affect international trade in beef? (anglais)
There have been a number of high profile food safety disputes in trade over the past decade. These include the widely publicized dispute at the World Trade Organization between the U.S. and EU over hormone...
Type de document: Document de travail départemental Numéro du rapport: 26394 Date du document: 31 mai 2003 Auteur: Wilson, John S.,Otsuki,Tsunehiro,Majumdar,Baishali
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Bridging the standards divide: recommendations for reform from a development perspective (anglais)
This report outlines how domestic regulations affecting imports through technical requirements, testing, certification, and labeling represent one of the most important new areas of focus in continuing...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 27824 Date du document: 11 septembre 2001 Auteur: Wilson, John S.