Aid for Trade, Infrastructure, and the Growth Effects of Trade Reform : Issues and Implications for Caribbean Countries

Moreira, Emmanuel Pinto

dc.creator	Moreira, Emmanuel Pinto
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:39:11Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:39:11Z
dc.date	2010-04-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:02:54Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:02:54Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100407160813
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3752
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244716
dc.description	This paper examines how aid-for-trade programs can help to magnify the growth benefits that developing countries can reap from trade reform and global integration, with a special emphasis on the Caribbean region. The first part discusses various rationales for trade-related aid, viewed both as a compensatory scheme (aimed at cushioning the impact of revenue cuts and adjustment costs) and a promotion scheme (aimed at alleviating supply-side constraints). In the latter case, particular attention is paid to the role of infrastructure as a constraining factor on trade expansion. The second part discusses the relevance of aid-for-trade arguments for Caribbean countries and identifies a number of specific issues for the region. The third part illustrates the potential growth effects of aid-for-trade programs with simulation results for the Dominican Republic -- a country where infrastructure indicators remain relatively weak. The results illustrate the potentially large growth benefits that a temporary and well-targeted aid-for-trade program can provide to countries of the region.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5265
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ADVERSE DEMAND
dc.subject	ADVERSE EFFECT
dc.subject	ADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFFS
dc.subject	AVERAGE TRADE
dc.subject	BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subject	BARRIER
dc.subject	BILATERAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	BUDGET DEFICITS
dc.subject	BUSINESS CLIMATE
dc.subject	BUSINESS CYCLES
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subject	CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subject	CAPITAL NEEDS
dc.subject	CAPITAL STOCK
dc.subject	COLLATERAL
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	CREDITWORTHINESS
dc.subject	CROWDING OUT
dc.subject	CURRENCY
dc.subject	CURRENCY UNION
dc.subject	CURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subject	CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
dc.subject	CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject	DISTORTED INCENTIVES
dc.subject	DIVIDEND
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRICE
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRICES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRODUCTS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC TAX SYSTEM
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	EQUITY INVESTMENT
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE MOVEMENT
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject	EXPORT MARKET
dc.subject	EXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	EXPORT PRICES
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	EXTERNAL BORROWING
dc.subject	EXTERNAL TRADE
dc.subject	EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject	FINAL GOODS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SECTORS
dc.subject	FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	FISCAL DEFICIT
dc.subject	FISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subject	FISH
dc.subject	FIXED SHARES
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GLOBAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	GLOBAL TRADE
dc.subject	GLOBALIZATION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT BORROWING
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REVENUE
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subject	GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	IMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subject	IMPACT OF TRADE REFORMS
dc.subject	IMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME TAX
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INFLATION STABILIZATION
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subject	INSTITUTION BUILDING
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subject	INTERMEDIATE GOODS
dc.subject	INTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject	INVENTORY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT RATES
dc.subject	ITC
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LOSS OF REVENUE
dc.subject	LOST TARIFF REVENUE
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	MARKET REFORMS
dc.subject	MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONE
dc.subject	MORAL HAZARD
dc.subject	MULTILATERAL AGENCIES
dc.subject	NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	NEW MARKET
dc.subject	NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OIL IMPORTS
dc.subject	OUTPUT
dc.subject	OUTPUTS
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subject	POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject	PRICE OF IMPORTS
dc.subject	PRIVATE CAPITAL
dc.subject	PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	PRIVATE FINANCING
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCERS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC DEBT
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SAVINGS
dc.subject	PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subject	QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subject	QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subject	QUOTAS
dc.subject	REAL EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	REAL GDP
dc.subject	REAL WAGES
dc.subject	RED TAPE
dc.subject	REDUCTION IN TARIFFS
dc.subject	REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	REGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subject	REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	SHARE OF WORLD TRADE
dc.subject	SIDE EFFECTS
dc.subject	SPECIALIZATION
dc.subject	TARIFF RATE
dc.subject	TARIFF RATES
dc.subject	TARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subject	TARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subject	TARIFF REVENUE
dc.subject	TARIFF REVENUES
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TAX COLLECTION
dc.subject	TAX RATE
dc.subject	TAX RATES
dc.subject	TAX REFORM
dc.subject	TAX REFORMS
dc.subject	TAX REVENUE
dc.subject	TAX REVENUES
dc.subject	TAX SYSTEM
dc.subject	TAX SYSTEMS
dc.subject	TAXATION
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TRADABLE GOODS
dc.subject	TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject	TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	TRADE BALANCE
dc.subject	TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subject	TRADE COSTS
dc.subject	TRADE DIVERSION
dc.subject	TRADE EFFECTS
dc.subject	TRADE EXPANSION
dc.subject	TRADE FACILITATION
dc.subject	TRADE FLOWS
dc.subject	TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	TRADE OPENNESS
dc.subject	TRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY
dc.subject	TRADE REFORM
dc.subject	TRADE REFORMS
dc.subject	TRADE REGIMES
dc.subject	TRADE TAX
dc.subject	TRADE TAXES
dc.subject	TRADING
dc.subject	TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	VOLATILITY
dc.subject	WELFARE EFFECTS
dc.subject	WELFARE GAINS
dc.subject	WORLD ECONOMY
dc.subject	WORLD MARKETS
dc.subject	WTO
dc.title	Aid for Trade, Infrastructure, and the Growth Effects of Trade Reform : Issues and Implications for Caribbean Countries
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	Caribbean