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Development Papers

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Abbott, Philip and Morse, B. Adair. "TRQ Implementation in Developing Countries." World Bank, October 1999.

Acemoglu, Daron; Johnson, Simon; Robinson, James. The Rise of Europe: Atlantic Trade, Institutional Change and Economic Growth. November 25, 2002.

Ahmad, Mushtaq. "Pakistan and the GATS: An Assessment of Policies and Future Prospects." World Bank, February 2000.

Alburo, Florian et al. "Would Developing Countries Gain from Inclusion of Manufactures in the WTO Negotiations?" Trade and Development Centre, September 1999.

Ali, M. Shaukat. "Trade and Industrial Policy in Pakistan: Post-Uruguay Round Challenges." World Bank, January 2000.

Amsden, Alice. "Industrialization Under New WTO Law." Paper prepared for UNCTAD X, December 1999.

Anderson, Kym. Trade Liberalization, Agriculture, and Poverty in Low-Income Countries. March 2003.

Anderson, Kym. "Agriculture, Developing Countries, and the WTO Millennium Round." University of Adelaide, December 1999.

Anderson, Kym; Betina Dimaranan; Joseph Francois; Tom Hertel; Bernard Hoekman and Will Martin. The Cost of Rich (and Poor) Country Protection to Developing Countries. Center for International Economic Studies, September 2001.

Anderson, Kym. "Globalization, WTO, and Development Strategies for Poorer Countries." University of Adelaide, January 1999.

Anderson, Kym; Betina Dimaranan; Joseph Francois; Thomas W. Hertel; Bernard Hoekman and Will Martin. The Cost of Rich (and Poor) Country Protection to Developing Countries. Centre for International Economic Studies, September 2001.

Bakanova, Marina and Lucio Vinhas de Souza. "Trade and Growth under Limited Liberalization, The Case of Belarus." August 2001. 

Baldwin, Robert. Openness and Growth: What’s the Empirical Relationship? March 2003.

Berg, Andrew; Krueger, Anne. Trade, Growth and Poverty: A Selective Survey. IMF Working Paper. February 2003.

Bergsten, C. Fred. "The Global Trading System and the Developing Countries in 2000." Institute for International Economics. May 1999

Bhattacharya, Debapriya and Rahman, Mustafizur. "Bangladesh Experience with Trade and Investment Liberalization: A Perspective on Poverty Alleviating Implications." Consumer Unity and Trust Society, 2000.

Bhattacharya, Debapriya and Rahman, Mustafizur. "The Least-Developed Countries in the WTO: Strengthening Participation Capacities." Centre for Policy Dialogue, April 1999.

Binswanger, Hans and Lutz, Ernst. "Agricultural Trade Barriers, Trade Negotiations, and the Interests of Developing Countries." Paper prepared for UNCTAD X, December 1999.

Blackhurst, Richard; Lyakurwa, Bill; Oyejide, Ademola. "Improving African Participation in the WTO." World Bank, November 1999.

Boratav, Korkut et al. "Globalization, Distribution and Social Policy: Turkey, 1980-1998." Center for Economic Policy Analysis, February 2000.

Brenton, Paul. Integrating the Least Developed Countries into the World Trading System: The Current Impact of EU Preferences under Everything But Arms. World Bank Policy Paper. February 2003.

Brunner, Allan D. The Long-Run Effects of Trade on Income and Income Growth. February 2003.

Cadot, Olivier; Jaime de Melo and Marcelo Olarreaga. "Lobbying and the Structure of Tariff Protection in Poor and Rich Countries." World Bank, February 2001.

Calderón, César; Chong, Alberto and Loayza, Norman. "Determinants of Current Account Deficits in Developing Countries." World Bank, July 2000.

Cernat, Lucian. "Assessing Regional Trade Arrangements: Are South-South RTAs More Trade Diverting?" UNCTAD, September 2001.

Chachage, C.S.L. "Globalization and Transitions in Tourism in Tanzania." International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, February 1999.

Chadha, Rajesh. "GATS and Developing Countries: A Case Study of India." World Bank, February 2000.

Choudhri, Ehsan and Hakura, Dalia. "International Trade and Productivity Growth: Exploring the Sectoral Effects for Developing Countries." International Monetary Fund, February 2000.

Clarke, George; Robert Cull; Maria Soledad; Martinez Peria, and Susana M. Sánchez. Foreign Bank Entry: Experience, Implications for Developing Countries, and Agenda for Further Research. World Bank, October 2001.

Cline, William R. An Index of Industrial Country Trade Policy Toward Developing Countries. Center for Global Development, October 2002.

Correa, Carlos. "Review of the TRIPs Agreement: Fostering the Transfer of Technology to Developing Countries." Third World Network, September 2000.

Deardorff, Alan V. and Robert M. Stern. EU Expansion and EU Growth. October 29, 2002.

Deardorff, Alan V. "Developing Country Growth and the Developing Country Response." Research Seminar in International Economics, August 2000.

Dodsworth, John R.; Mathieu, Paul H.; and Shiells, Clinton R. Cross-Border Issues in Energy Trade in the CIS Countries. IMF Policy Discussion Paper. December 2002.

Dodzin, Sergei and Vamvakidis, Athanasios. "Trade and Industrialization in Developing Agricultural Economies." International Monetary Fund, October 1999.

Drabek, Zdenek and Sam Laird. Can Trade Policy Help Mobilize Financial Resources for Economic Development? Center for Research in Economic Development and International Trade, October 2001.

Dutt, Amitava and Rao, J. Mohan. "Globalization and its Social Discontents: The Case of India." Center for Economic Policy Analysis, February 2000.

Eriksen, Janne and Hansen, Michael. "Environmental Aspects of Danish Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Managing the Environment in an Open Economy." UNCTAD, January 1999.

Evans, Peter. "Economic Governance Institutions in a Global Political Economy: Implications for Developing Countries." Paper prepared for UNCTAD X, November 1999.

Faini, Riccardo. "Development, Trade, and Migration." World Bank, June 2001.

Fafchamps, Marcel; Said El Hamine and Albert Zeufack. Learning to Export: Evidence from Moroccan Manufacturing.  World Bank, April 2002.

Finger, J. Michael and Schuler, Philip. "Implementation of Uruguay Round Commitments: the Development Challenge." Trade and Development Centre, September 1999. (Draft)

Finger, J. Michael, and Julio J. Nogués. The Unbalanced Uruguay Round Outcome: The New Areas in Future WTO Negotiations. World Bank, December 2001.

Giles, Judith and Williams, Cara. "Export-Led Growth: A Review of the Empirical Literature and Some Noncausality Results: Part One." University of Victoria, January 2000.

Giles, Judith and Williams, Cara. "Export-Led Growth: A Review of the Empirical Literature and Some Noncausality Results: Part Two." University of Victoria, January 2000.

GRAIN. "For A Full Review of TRIPs 27.3b: An Update on Where the Developing Countries Stand." March 2000.

Gibbs, M. "Special and Differential Treatment in the Context of Globalization." UNCTAD, December 1998

Greene, Duncan and Shishir Priyadarshi. Proposal for a 'Development Box' in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, October 2001.

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G. What Fundamentals Drive World Migration? March 2003.

Henson, Spencer; Loader, Rupert; Swinbank, Alan and Bredahl, Maury. "The Impact of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures on Developing Country Exports of Agricultural and Food Products." World Bank, October 1999. 

Hertel, Thomas; Hoekman, Bernard, and Martin, Will. "Developing Countries and a New Round of WTO Negotiations." World Bank, April 2000.

Hertel, T.; P. Preckel; J. Cranfield and M. Ivanic. Poverty Impacts of Multilateral Trade Liberalization. Global Trade Analysis Project, 2001.

Higgins, Matthew and Klitgaard, Thomas. "Asia's Trade Performance After the Currency Crisis." Federal Reserve Bank of New York, September 2000.

Hoekman, Bernard. Strengthening the Global Trade Architecture for Development. World Bank, January 2002.

Hoekman, Bernard; Francis Ng, and Marcelo Olarreaga. "Eliminating Excessive Tariffs on Exports of Least Developed Countries." World Bank, May 2001.

Hoekman, Bernard; Constantine Michalopoulos; Maurice Schiff, and David Tarr. Trade Policy Reform and Poverty Alleviation. World Bank, December 2001.

Hoekman, Bernard; Philip English, and Aaditya Mattoo. "Development, Trade, and the WTO: A Handbook" World Bank, June 2002 [now available online].

Ianchovichina, Elena; Aaditya Mattoo, and Marcelo Olarreaga. "Unrestricted Market Access for Sub-Saharan Africa: How Much Is It Worth and Who Pays?" World Bank, April 2001.

Ianchovichina, Elena; Alessandro Nicita and Isidro Soloaga. "Trade Reform and Household Welfare: The Case of Mexico." World Bank, August 2001.

Jensen, Jesper and David Tarr. Trade, Foreign Exchange, and Energy Policies in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Reform Agenda, Economic Implications, and Impact on the Poor. World Bank, January 2002.

Jessup, David. "Dollars and Democracy: The Post-Cold War Decline in Developing Democracies' Share of Trade and Investment Markets." New Economy Information Service, November 1999.

Kee, Hiau Looi. Productivity versus Endowments: A Study of Singapore's Sectoral Growth, 1974-92. The World Bank, November 2001.

Khor, Martin. "Proposed New Issues in the WTO and the Interests of Developing Countries." Third World Network, September 2000.

Kose, M. Ayhan and Riezman, Raymond. "Trade Shocks and Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Africa." CSGR, October 1999.

Krueger, Anne. "The Developing Countries and the Next Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations." World Bank, May 1999.

Kwa, Aileen. Development Box: Can it Adequately Address the Agricultural Crisis in Developing Countries? Focus on the Global South, April 2002.

Lahouel, Mohamed and Maskus, Keith. "Competition Policy and Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries: Interests in Unilateral Initiatives and a WTO Agreement." Trade and Development Centre, September 1999.

Lall, Sanjaya. "Export Performance and Competitiveness in the Philippines." Queen Elizabeth House, August 2000.

Lall, Sanjaya. "Selective Industrial and Trade Policies in Developing Countries: Theoretical and Empirical Issues." Queen Elizabeth House, August 2000.

Lewis, Jeffrey; Robinson, Sherman; Thierfelder, Karen. "After Negotiations: Assessing the Impact of Free Trade Negotiations in Southern Africa." IFPRI, September 1999.

Lukas, Aaron. "WTO Report Card III: Globalization and Developing Countries." Cato Institute for Trade Policy Studies, June 2000. 

Maizels, Alfred. "Economic Dependence on Commodities." Paper prepared for UNCTAD X, November 1999.

Mann, Catherine L. "Electronic Commerce in Developing Countries: Issues for Domestic Policy and WTO Negotiations." Institute for International Economics, March 2000

Markusen, James. "Multilateral Rules on Foreign Direct Investment: The Developing Countries' Stake." University of Colorado and NBER, October 1998

Martin, Will. "Trade Policy Reform in the East Asian Transition Economies." World Bank, February 2001.

Mathur, Somesh K. Globalization and Development: Some Issues and Empirical Facts. Jamia Millia Islamia, January 2002.

Mathur, Somesh K. Multilateral Trading System and Developing Countries: Prospects and Perspectives with Special Reference to India. Jamia Millia Islamia, January 2002.

Mattoo, Aaditya and Subramanian, Arvind. "India and the Multilateral Trading System Post-Seattle: Defensive or Proactive?" World Bank, December 1999 (2 MB)

Matusz, Steven and Tarr, David. "Adjusting to Trade Policy Reform." World Bank, July 1999.

Melitz, Marc. "When and How Should Infant Industries Be Protected?" University of Michigan, October 1999.

Michalopoulos, Constantine. "Developing Country Goals and Strategies for the Millennium Round." World Bank, July 1999.

Michalopoulos, Constantine. "The Participation of the Developing Countries in the WTO." World Bank.

Michalopoulos, Constantine. "The Role of Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries in GATT and the World Trade Organization." World Bank, July 2000.

Michalopoulos, Constantine. "Trade Policy and Market Access Issues for Developing Countries." World Bank, September 1999.

Michalopoulos, Constantine. "Trade Policy and Market Access Issues for Developing Countries: Implications for the Millennium Round." World Bank, October 1999.

Moraga, Jose Luis and Viaene, Jean-Marie. "Trade Policy of Transition Economies." Tinbergen Institute, December 2000.

Morisset, Jacques. "Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Policies Do Matter." World Bank, November 2000.

Murphy, Sophia. "Market Power in Agricultural Markets: Some Issues for Developing Countries." SouthCentre, November 1999.

Narlikar, Amrita. WTO Decision-Making and Developing Countries. SouthCentre, October 2001.

Nayyar, Deepak. "Globalization and Development Strategies." Paper prepared for  UNCTAD X, November 1999.

Oliva, Maria-Angels. "Estimation of Trade Protection in the Middle East and North Africa." International Monetary Fund, February 2000.

Oxfam-Belgium. "The Challenges of a New Round of International Trade Negotiations: Trade for Development?" Oxfam, October 1999.

Oxfam Great Britain. "Loaded Against the Poor: World Trade Organization." November 1999.

Oxfam Great Britain. "The World Trade Organization: Ten Proposals for the Seattle Conference and Beyond." October 1999.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. "Non-OECD Countries and Multilateral Trade Liberalization: A Background Note on Some Key Issues." OECD, November 1999.

Oyejide, T. Ademola. "Interests and Options of Developing and Least-Developed Countries in a New Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations." University of Ibadan, November 1999.

Panagariya, Arvind. "The Millennium Round and Developing Countries: Negotiating Strategies and Areas of Benefits." University of Maryland, September 1999.

Pomfret, Richard. "Reintegration of Formerly Centrally Planned Economies into the Global Trading System." Center for International Economic Studies, February 2001. 

Prasad, Eswar, Kenneth Rogoff, Shang-Jin Wei, M. Ayhan Kose. Effects of Financial Globalization on Developing Countries: Some Empirical Evidence. International Monetary Fund. March, 2003.

Rajan, Ramkishen and Rahul Sen. Trade Reforms in India Ten Years On: How Has it Fared Compared to its East Asian Neighbours? Center for International Economic Studies, December 2001.

Rodrik, Dani. "The Global Governance of Trade as if Development Really Mattered." Center for International Development at Harvard University, April 2001. 

Schiff, Maurice. Regional Integration and Development in Small States. World Bank, March 2002.

Schilder, Klaus. "Background Paper on the ACP-EU Negotiations on the Future of the Lome Convention." World Economy, Ecology and Development Assoc, May 2000.

Singh, Ajit and Dhumale, Rahul. "Competition Policy, Development and Developing Countries." South Centre, November 1999

Sharma, Kishor. "Export Growth in India: Has FDI Played a Role?" Economic Growth Center at Yale University, July 2000.

Sharma, Kishor. "Liberalization and Structural Change: Evidence from Nepalese Manufacturing." Economic Growth Center at Yale University, April 2000.

Shatz, Howard J.. "Expanding Foreign Direct Investment in Andean Countries." Center for International Development, March 2001.

Singh, Ajit. Foreign Direct Investment and International Agreements: A South Perspective. South Centre, October 2001.

Smarzynska, Beata. "Composition of Foreign Direct Investment and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Transition Economies." World Bank, 1999.

Solimano, David. "Can Reforming Global Institutions Help Developing Countries Share More in the Benefits from Globalization?" World Bank, February 2001. 

South Centre. "Elements for an Agenda of the South." 1998. or HTML format.

South Centre. "Financing Development: Issues for a South Agenda." April 1999. or HTML format.

South Centre. "Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries in WTO." (T.R.A.D.E. Working Papers 2., Geneva, June 1999.

South Centre. "The Uruguay Round and the WTO Work Programme: Tasks for Developing Countries. 

South Centre. " The WTO Multilateral Agenda and the South." December 1998. In HTML format only. 

Spanu, Vlad. "Liberalization of the International Trade and Economic Growth: Implications for Both Developed and Developing Countries." Harvard University, May 2003.

Srinivasan, T.N. "Trade and Development: Developing Countries in the World Trading System, 1947-1999." Yale University, May 1999.

Srinivasan, T.N. "Developing Countries in the World Trading System: From GATT, 1947 to the Third Ministerial Meeting of WTO, 1999." Yale University, May 1999

Srinivasan, T.N. and Bhagwati, Jagdish. "Outward-Orientation and Development: Are Revisionists Right?" Economic Growth Center at Yale University, September 1999.

Stiglitz, Joseph. "Two Principles for the Next Round Or, How to Bring Developing Countries in from the Cold." International Trade and Development Centre, September 1999.

Subramanian, Arvind; Tamarisa, Natalia. "Africa's Trade Revisited." International Monetary Fund, March 2001.

Subramanian, Arvind and Trevor S. Alleyne. What Does South Africa's Pattern of Trade Say About Its Labor Markets? International Monetary Fund, October 2001.

Teal, Francis. "Why Can Mauritius Export Manufactures and Ghana Not?" Center for the Study of African Economies, March 1999.

UK House of Commons. "After Seattle: The WTO and Developing Countries." House of Commons International Development Committee, November 2000.

UNCTAD/ICTSD. Intellectual Property Rights and Development: Policy Discussion Paper. UNCTAD/ICTSD, September 2002.

UNCTAD. "Preparing for Future Multilateral Trade Negotiations: Issues and Research Needs from a Development Perspective." May 1999.

UNCTAD. Trade and Development Report 2000. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, September 2000.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. "Report on the Role of Competition Policy for Development in Globalizing World Markets." UNCTAD, August 1999

Vorobyov, Alexander and Zhukov, Stanislav. "Russia: Globalization, Structural Shifts and Inequality." Center for Economic Policy Analysis, February 2000.

Wang, Zhen Kun and Winters, Alan L. "Africa's Role in Multilateral Trade Negotiations." World Bank. November 1997.

Wang, Zhen Kun and Winters, L. Alan.  "Putting 'Humpty' Back Together Again: Including Developing Countries In a Consensus for the WTO." Centre for Economic Policy Research, March 2000.

Whalley, John. "Building Poor Countries' Trade Capacity." CSGR, March 1999.

Whalley, John. "Developing Countries in the Global Economy: A Forward-Looking View." Center for the Study of Globalization and Regionalism. July 1999.

Whalley, John. "Environmental Considerations in a New Multilateral Agricultural Negotiation, and Associated Developing Country Implications." Center for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, November 1999.

Whalley, John. "Special and Differential Treatment in the Millennium Round." Center for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation. May 1999.

Whalley, John. "What Can The Developing Countries Infer From The Uruguay Round Models for the Millennium Round Positions?" Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, October 2000.

Winters, Alan. "Trade and Poverty: Is There a Connection?" World Trade Organization, March 2000.

Winters, L. Alan. "Trade Policy as Development Policy: Building On Fifty Years' Experience." Paper prepared for UNCTAD X, December 1999.

World Bank. Chapter 1: The International Economy and Prospects for Developing Countries.” Global Economic Prospects and Developing Countries 2003. and the full document. Released December 11, 2002.

World Bank. "Trade Policies in the 1990s and the Poorest Countries." Chapter 2 of Global Economic Prospects, December 2000.

You, Jong-Il and Lee, Ju-Ho. "Economic and Social Consequences of Globalization: The Case of South Korea." Center for Economic Policy Analysis, February 2000.

Youssef, Hesham. "Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries in the WTO." South Center, June 1999. or HTML format:

Other Resources

Africa Trade Network. "No New Round: Turn Around Existing Agreements: Statement of African Civil Society." October 1999. 

Bhagwati, Jagdish et al. "Third World Intellectuals and NGOs: Statement Against Linkages." September 1999.

CAFOD. A Genuine Development Agenda for the WTO, January 2002. CAFOD, January 2002.

DeRosa, Dean. "Developing Country Trade After Seattle." ADR International, January 2000.

Developing Countries and the New Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations," a conference held at Harvard University on November 5-6, 1999. 

European Development NGOs. "Putting Food Security into the WTO." September 1999.

Griswold, Daniel. "WTO Report Card: America's Stake in Open Trade." Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies, April 2000.

Group of 77. "African Ministerial Declaration on UNCTAD X and Africa's Development Challenges." G77, August 1999.

Kaukab, Rashid S. Speech at the Wilton Park Conference. "TRIPs, TRIMs, Agriculture and Services: A Southern Perspective." South Centre, July 1999.

"The Manzini Declaration." South African Council of Churches, August 1999.

Parris, Brett. "Trade For Development: Making the WTO Work for the Poor." World Vision International, November 1999.

Ricupero, Rubens; Secretary-General of UNCTAD. "Statement to Meeting of Ministers of Trade of Least Developed Countries." November 29, 1999.

Ricupero, Rubens. "Statement to the Third WTO Ministerial Meeting." December 1999.

Proceedings from "The Seattle Ministerial Conference: The Road Ahead for Developing Countries." India Council for International Economic Research, December 1999.

Papers and Proceedings from the Third World Network Conference on "Current Developments in the WTO: Perspectives of Developing Countries," held September 14-15 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Southern and Eastern African Popular Organizations. "No to the WTO, No New Round- Turn Around." Harare, Zimbabwe. October 1999.

UNCTAD's Positive Agenda on Special and Differential Treatment. Resources and publications.

UNCTAD. The Least Developed Countries. Resources, country profiles, and publications.

UNCTAD. "Trade and Development Report 1999." UNCTAD, 1999.

United States Information Agency. "Corruption: An Impediment to Development." Economic Perspectives, November 1998. (Symposium of articles)

United States Information Agency. "Promoting Trade and Investment in Africa." Economic Perspectives, August 1999. (Symposium of articles)

Wilson, John, Catherine Mann, Tsunehiro Otsuki. Trade Facilitation and Economic Development: Measuring the Impact. World Bank Policy Paper. March 2003.

World Bank. "Transitions: The Newsletter about Reforming Economies." July-August 1999.

The World Trade Organization's Trade and Development Information page. 

 

Zarsky, Lyuba; Kevin Gallagher. "Searching for the Holy Grail? Making FDI work for Sustainable Development" Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University, March 2003.