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Tariff Rate Quota Implementation and Administration by Developing Countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Philip Abbott  and
B. Adair Morse
Philip Abbott
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University
B. Adair Morse
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University
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Abstract

Tariff rate quota administration and implementation are empirically evaluated for the fourteen developing countries notifying the WTO of the use of TRQs. FAO trade data, UNCTAD data on applied tariffs and the WTO notifications permit us to assess underfill of quotas, discrimination among exporters, use of state trading as an implementation mechanism, and the extent of protection under these TRQs. Substantial liberalization was found, generally due to use of low MFN tariffs rather than through TRQs permitting greater market access. High tariff bindings and endogenous quotas allow these countries to pursue flexible trade regimes within their WTO commitments.

Type
Issues in the Administration of Tariff-Rate Import Quotas in the Agreement on Agriculture in the WTO
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , April 2000 , pp. 115 - 124
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Copyright © 2000 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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