[PDF] The Impact Of Subsidies On Trade In Services eBook

Author : Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,49 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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This book seeks to explain and analyze both the concepts underlying the subsidy problem and the most important of the issues involved.

Author : Pietro Poretti
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 31,14 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9041131620

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"The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) extends the multilateral trading system to services. Little is said In the GATS about subsidies, beyond stipulating that subsidies are subject to the existing provisions, including the most-favoured-nation and national-treatment principles, and that Members shall enter into negotiations with a view to developing the disciplines necessary to avoid the trade distorting effects of subsidies." "This timely book provides a comprehensive analysis of services subsidies under the GATS. It begins with a description of services and trade in services, and of the salient characteristics that make regulation of services subsidies more complex than those associated with agricultural and industrial goods. It then analyzes the economic arguments underpinning the need for regulation, as well as the need for governments to retain sufficient latitude to implement non-trade-related policy measures. A description of the information available on services subsidies is followed by a classification of services subsidies according to their distortive effects, and by a detailed analysis of those elements that may form a definition of services subsidies for the purpose of a future regulatory framework." "A key section is devoted to the analysis of those existing provisions of the GATS that may exert a certain measure of discipline on services subsidies, and to the question of the desirability and technical feasibility of countervailing measures. Rules on services subsidies contained in regional trade agreements and the need for special and differential treatment for services subsidies by developing countries are also discussed. Finally, and prior to the conclusion, two sectoral studies deal with the question of subsidies aimed at attracting foreign direct investment and subsidies to the audiovisual sector." "This work represents the first extensive and comprehensive analysis of the issue of services subsidies in the context of the GATS, and includes numerous references to relevant European Union State Aid legislation and jurisprudence." --Book Jacket.

Author : Kym Anderson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 20,53 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Free trade
ISBN : 0410140910

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"This is one of 10 studies for the Copenhagen Consensus Project that sought to evaluate the most feasible opportunities to improve welfare globally and alleviate poverty in developing countries. Anderson argues that phasing out distortionary government subsidies and barriers to international trade will yield an extraordinarily high benefit-cost ratio. A survey is provided of recent estimates using global economywide simulation models of the benefits of doing that by way of the current Doha round of multilateral trade negotiations. Even if adjustment costs are several times as large as suggested by available estimates, the benefit-cost ratio from seizing this opportunity exceeds 20. That is much higher than the rewards from regional or bilateral trade agreements or from providing preferential access for least-developed countries' exports to high-income countries. Such reform would simultaneously contribute to alleviating several of the other key challenges reflected in the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals"--Abstract.

Author : Kristin Komives
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 24,66 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821363423

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This book reviews the prevalence and variants of consumer subsidies found in the developing world and the effectiveness of these subsidies for the poor. It places consumer subsidies in a broader social protection framework and compares them with poverty-focused programmes in other sectors using a common metric. It concludes that the most common subsidy instruments perform poorly in comparison with most other transfer mechanisms. Alternative consumption and connection subsidy mechanisms show more promise, especially when combined with complementary non-price approaches to making utility services accessible and affordable to poor households. The many factors contributing to those outcomes are dissected, identifying those that can be controlled and used to improve performance.

Author : Mr.Benedict J. Clements
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 37,67 MB
Release : 1995-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1451851480

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This paper addresses the problems of defining and measuring government subsidies, examines why and how government subsidies are used as a fiscal policy tool, assesses their economic effects, appraises international empirical evidence on government subsidies, and offers options for their reform. Recent international trends in government subsidy expenditure are analyzed for the 16-year period from 1975 to 1990, using general government subsidy data for 60 countries from the System of National Accounts (SNA) and central government expenditure on subsidies and other current transfers for 68 countries from Government Finance Statistics (GFS). The paper reviews major policy options for subsidy reform, focusing on ways to improve the cost-effectiveness of subsidy programs.

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Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Capital budget
ISBN :

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And introduction -- Actions by the Federal Reserve to address the financial crisis -- The projected impact of the Federal Reserve's actions on the Federal Budget -- Estimates of fair-value subsidies from the Federal Reserve's actions -- Appendix A : Programs created by the Federal Reserve during the financial crisis -- Appendix B : CBO's fair-value methods.

Author : Aaditya Mattoo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 20,85 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 019923521X

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This title provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues in trade and liberalization of services. Providing a useful overview of the players involved, the barriers to trade, and case studies in a number of service industries, this is ideal for policymakers and students interested in trade.

Author : Mr.Carlo A Sdralevich
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 41,58 MB
Release : 2014-07-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1498350437

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In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.