Trade liberalization - Matches

An accounting of the commodities ever subjected to import regulations shows that a significant number have been either restricted after being liberali..

Economic openness has been generally viewed as beneficial whether in terms of welfare or efficiency gains. While literature has incorporated that trad..

Recognizing the importance of an outward-oriented policy approach, countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines have liberalize..

Even with lapses in its implementation during the 1980s, trade reform has been continuously brought to the fore of structural adjustment program. It h..

This study analyzes the effects of the trade policy reform on the structure, performance and competitiveness of the appliance industry. It also examin..

To stimulate industrial efficiency and achieve competitiveness in domestic and external markets, the government has instituted Tariff Reform Program a..

Dr. Josef Yap heralds the good signs in 1993 not just in Asia but in the Philippines as well. However, optimism should be tempered with caution..

Opportunities knock only once, so the saying goes. The GATT has been on our doorstep for quite a long time. What do we do about it? The authors..

The proposed higher tariffs and the long adjustment period have a negative impact on the short- and long-term interests of the corn and livesto..

This article looks into the impact of EO 470 and other quantitative restrictions on trade. As increasing tariffs and quantitative restrictions slacke..

In relation to the government’s move towards economic liberalization, this article reviews the commodities recommended for import liberalizat..

Since the Aquino Administration has taken over in 1996, further trade reforms have been instituted. Many more items are liberalized and barriers remov..

This paper aims to provide country inputs to the joint study on ASEAN-US Relations whose main objective is to identify policy reforms and actions prod..

To shed light on the difficulties in discussing the issue of protectionism, this study analyzes the overall impact of non-tariff measures (NTM) to the..

After a series of launching, shelving and relaunching, critical issues now face the Tariff Reform Program. Rumors have it that a reversal of t..