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The GATT's Starting Point : Tariff Levels circa 1947

How high were import tariffs when GATT participants began negotiations to reduce them in 1947? Establishing this starting point is key to determining how successful the GATT has been in bringing down trade barriers. If the average tariff level was...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bown, Chad P., Irwin, Douglas A.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	TARIFFS EQUIPMENT CHECKS ACCOUNTING TARIFF RATES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION TARIFF PROTECTION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS INTEREST ECONOMIC WELFARE DUMMY VARIABLES TRADE BARRIERS EXCHANGE TARIFF CHANGES NATIONAL TREATMENT TRADE FLOWS DEMAND ELASTICITIES TARIFF CONCESSIONS FREE IMPORTS ECONOMIC POLICY TARIFF SCHEDULES TRADE LIBERALISATION TRADE POLICY ANALYSIS TARIFF CUTS TAX TARIFF CLASSIFICATION INFLATION INTERNATIONAL BANK PROTECTIONISM TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS TRADE AGREEMENTS TARIFF POLICY CONVERSION DUTY FREE TARIFF INCREASES FOREIGN TRADE IMPORT PRICES TARIFF DATA TRADE FORUM TARIFF ACT IMPORT QUOTAS AVERAGE TARIFFS NON-TARIFF BARRIERS VALUE OF IMPORTS TARIFF REDUCTION CUSTOMS TRADING GLOBALIZATION IMPORT PROTECTION COMMERCIAL POLICY TARIFF REDUCTIONS BILATERAL AGREEMENTS RETURN INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION ACCESS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS IMPORTS TRADE POLICY COUNTRY TARIFF TRADE POLICIES IMPORT TARIFFS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS COMMON MARKET APPLIED TARIFF TRADE WARS TRADE DISTORTIONS CONSUMPTION TARIFF ON IMPORTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRANSPARENCY FUTURE CUMULATIVE EFFECT DEMAND SHOCKS TRADE ARRANGEMENTS TRADE COMMISSION CONCESSIONS TARIFF ESTIMATES EXTERNAL TARIFF TARIFF BARRIERS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AVERAGE TARIFF LEVELS MARKET FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRADE LIBERALIZATION TARIFF LEVELS AVERAGE TARIFF CURRENCIES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION TRADE GOODS TARIFF SCHEDULE TARIFF REVENUE WORLD TRADE CHECK TRUST FUND MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS EXCHANGE CONTROLS IMPORT VALUE CUSTOMS REVENUE TARIFF LINES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26279727/gatts-starting-point-tariff-levels-circa-1947 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24223

The GATT's Starting Point : Tariff Levels circa 1947

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