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dc.titleComplements or Substitutes?: Preferential and Multilateral Trade Liberalization at the Sectoral Level
dc.contributor.authorEstevadeordal, Antoni
dc.contributor.authorVolpe Martincus, Christian
dc.contributor.authorAndo, Mitsuyo
dc.contributor.orgunitProductivity, Trade and Innovation Sector
dc.date.available2011-02-14T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2009-12-02T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the relationship between preferential and multilateral trade liberalization at the sectoral level using a unique dataset that includes data on most favored nation (MFN) and bilateral preferential tariffs at the 4-digit ISIC level for 11 Latin American countries over the period 1985¿2005. We find evidence of heterogeneity across sectors. While in some industries, complementary effects between both kinds of trade liberalization are observed, in others no significant links are detected and¿in a few cases¿even substitutability seems to prevail. Variation across sectors appears to be systematically related to both import demand elasticities and countries¿ sectoral comparative advantages.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011079
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Complements-or-Substitutes-Preferential-and-Multilateral-Trade-Liberalization-at-the-Sectoral-Level.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectTrade Agreement
dc.subjectIntegration and Trade
dc.subjectGlobalization and Regionalization
dc.subject.keywordsIDB-WP-151
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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