Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/682 
Year of Publication: 
1995
Citation: 
[Publisher:] Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) [Place:] Kiel [Year:] 1995
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 678
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute of World Economics (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
This paper investigates which policies CIS countries need to reform when they accede to GATT. The objectives to be pursued through trade policy (e.g. raising fiscal revenue, protecting industries, regional integration) must be defined clearly when tariff levels are bound. Some streamlining (e.g. tariffication of export quotas) is also required. The format of regional integration with Russia (free trade area vs. customs union with joint GATT membership) must not discriminate against GATT contracting parties, and will be influenced by whether Russia is willing to export energy at its low domestic price. Furthermore, systemic reforms need to be accelerated to dispel concerns about discrimination against imports, or hidden subsidies for exports.
Subjects: 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
CIS countries
Belarus
trade policy reform
JEL: 
F14
F15
Document Type: 
Working Paper
Document Version: 
Digitized Version

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