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Does the effect of trade preferences depend on supply-side conditions in the preference-receiving countries?

Karlén, Kerstin LU (2018) NEKP01 20182
Department of Economics
Abstract
Trade preferences used as a policy tool to promote exports from developing countries has been criticized for not being effective, as the increase in the share of imports to the European Union from developing countries has been disappointing. There has also been concerns regarding the underutilization of trade preferences among least developed countries. Both these arguments have led many to believe that trade preferences do not work. The aim of this paper is to examine if the effects of trade preferences depend on underlying conditions in the preference-receiving countries. I will estimate the effect of trade preferences and further the effect of various geographical and supply-side constraints on the least developed countries’ exports to... (More)
Trade preferences used as a policy tool to promote exports from developing countries has been criticized for not being effective, as the increase in the share of imports to the European Union from developing countries has been disappointing. There has also been concerns regarding the underutilization of trade preferences among least developed countries. Both these arguments have led many to believe that trade preferences do not work. The aim of this paper is to examine if the effects of trade preferences depend on underlying conditions in the preference-receiving countries. I will estimate the effect of trade preferences and further the effect of various geographical and supply-side constraints on the least developed countries’ exports to the European Union. In addition to their separate effects the combined impact of trade preferences and the constraints will be estimated to see if the effects of trade preferences varies depending on the countries’ underlying conditions. An augmented gravity model is estimated for exports from all least developed countries to the EU-15 over the period 1997-2007 using a fixed effects Poisson Pseudo-Maximum-Likelihood model. (Less)
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author
Karlén, Kerstin LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKP01 20182
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Trade Preferences, Everything But Arms, Least developed countries, European Union, Gravity Model
language
English
id
8968530
date added to LUP
2019-02-15 14:29:20
date last changed
2019-02-15 14:29:20
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  abstract     = {{Trade preferences used as a policy tool to promote exports from developing countries has been criticized for not being effective, as the increase in the share of imports to the European Union from developing countries has been disappointing. There has also been concerns regarding the underutilization of trade preferences among least developed countries. Both these arguments have led many to believe that trade preferences do not work. The aim of this paper is to examine if the effects of trade preferences depend on underlying conditions in the preference-receiving countries. I will estimate the effect of trade preferences and further the effect of various geographical and supply-side constraints on the least developed countries’ exports to the European Union. In addition to their separate effects the combined impact of trade preferences and the constraints will be estimated to see if the effects of trade preferences varies depending on the countries’ underlying conditions. An augmented gravity model is estimated for exports from all least developed countries to the EU-15 over the period 1997-2007 using a fixed effects Poisson Pseudo-Maximum-Likelihood model.}},
  author       = {{Karlén, Kerstin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Does the effect of trade preferences depend on supply-side conditions in the preference-receiving countries?}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}