Why did many countries liberalize their trade and investment policies in the 1980s and the 1990s? Trade and investment liberalization in a country with a plural polity is likely to occur when a balance of payments crisis occurs in the presence of a pro-liberalization executive. …
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The aim of this thesis is to study the dynamic growth of the Pacific Rim particularly in the context of the establishment of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC). The development of APEC commenced in Canberra with one goal-to secure trade and investment liberalizat…
Observations on actual trade data and the prevalence of distortionary trade policies in the international market increase the potential of market power for some rice market participants. This is particularly true for the Indica rice type, which dominates international trade. Whi…
Egypts' trade reform, currently underway, represent conscious efforts to end the markedly long isolation of the Egyptian economy from the competitive forces of world market initially dictated by a commitment to industrialization through import substitution and heavy reliance on …
This research offers an empirical analysis of the economic effects on Morocco from implementing a Free Trade Area (FTA) with the European Union (EU) signed in 1996. Since the FTA translates largely into unilateral discriminatory tariff elimination against EU imports, there are c…
This thesis first examines the macroeconomic, poverty, and labor-market characteristics of India and Bangladesh. Given this background, the thesis will then examine the more topical issue of trade liberalization and its relationship to poverty in these countries. The analytical …
Interactions between climate variability, risk behavior and agricultural policies in Morocco are examined. The analysis employs a series of general equilibrium models that are linked together to account for risk. The model explicitly incorporates the main features of the economy…
In an era of enhanced trade liberalization the study of tariff policy and formation assumes increasing importance. This dissertation explores tariffs under three different contexts. First, we examine the effect of technology on the choice of external tariffs by trading nations. …
This dissertation considers three issues in development and international economics: the distribution of food aid in Rural Ethiopia, the effectiveness of development aid, and the effect of preferential trade agreements on multilateral trade liberalization. The first part of this…
Firm entry, growth and diversification are central drivers of industrial development. However, firms often perform very differently when facing the same institutional environment. Using original data from field research in Pakistan, I find evidence of diverging firm performance …
The dissertation examines the impact of trade liberalization and free trade agreements (FTAs) on growth, inequality, and poverty in light of Egypt's efforts to integrate its economy with the rest of the world. Do the new trade arrangements promote economic growth? And if so, wha…
The literature of political economy suggests that severe economic crises, excessive foreign debts, and serious budget constraints will lead governments to adopt structural adjustment programs, including trade liberalization and the privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs)…
Utilizing International Political Economy (IPE) perspectives, I analyze trade reform policies in Bangladesh under the research query: What were the major forces for trade liberalization in Bangladesh? In particular, what were the relative importance of donors, the government and…
In this dissertation, the objective has been to explain the variance in trade policy and trade-related institutional outcomes across countries and over time. First, the study of ten episodes during which trade policy came to the Spanish and Turkish governments' agenda between la…
It is generally believed that a rise in foreign competition makes the industrial sector more efficient. By using a novel firm-level data set from a variety of industries in Pakistan, this dissertation revisits the productivity-liberalization link, and investigates the effect of …
The main objective of the thesis is to estimate the impact of the elimination of the crude palm oil export tax on the Indonesian palm oil and coconut oil sectors. We construct a model of Indonesian palm oil and coconut oil markets which includes relationships to explain: plantin…
Although it has been many years since the customs union agreement was signed between the European Union and Turkey, discussions are still up to date about its positive and negative effects. Unfortunately, most of the empirical studies in the literature are insufficient since the…