Assessing the Adjustment Implications of Trade Policy Changes Using TRIST : Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool

Brenton, Paul; Saborowski, Christian; Staritz, Cornelia; von Uexkull, Erik

dc.creator	Brenton, Paul
dc.creator	Saborowski, Christian
dc.creator	Staritz, Cornelia
dc.creator	von Uexkull, Erik
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:13:03Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:13:03Z
dc.date	2009-09-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-18T19:37:51Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-18T19:37:51Z
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_20091019094548
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4272
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/249772
dc.description	TRIST is a simple, easy to use tool to assess the adjustment implications of trade reform. It improves on existing tools. First, it is an improvement in terms of accuracy because projections are based on revenues actually collected at the tariff line level rather than simply applying statutory rates. Second, it is transparent and open; runs in Excel, with formulas and calculation steps visible to the user; and is open-source and users are free to change, extend, or improve according to their needs. Third, TRIST has greater policy relevance because it projects the impact of tariff reform on total fiscal revenue (including VAT and excise) and results are broken down to the product level so that sensitive products or sectors can be identified. And fourth, the tool is flexible and can incorporate tariff liberalization scenarios involving any group of trading partners and any schedules of products. This paper describes the TRIST tool and provides a range of examples that demonstrate the insights that the tool can provide to policy makers on the adjustment impacts of reducing tariffs.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5045
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subject	AGGREGATE IMPORTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	APPAREL
dc.subject	APPLIED TARIFF
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subject	BANK POLICY
dc.subject	BENEFICIARY
dc.subject	BENEFITS OF TRADE
dc.subject	CAPITAL GOODS
dc.subject	CHECKS
dc.subject	COLLECTED TARIFF
dc.subject	COLLECTED TARIFFS
dc.subject	COMMON MARKET
dc.subject	COMPETITION EFFECT
dc.subject	CONSUMER EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	CONSUMERS
dc.subject	COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	CUSTOMS
dc.subject	CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES
dc.subject	CUSTOMS DUTIES
dc.subject	CUSTOMS REGIME
dc.subject	CUSTOMS UNION
dc.subject	DEMAND ELASTICITIES
dc.subject	DEMAND ELASTICITY
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DISTORTIONS
dc.subject	ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subject	ELIMINATION OF TARIFFS
dc.subject	EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	EXCISE TAXES
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXPORT BIAS
dc.subject	EXPORT SECTORS
dc.subject	EXPORTER
dc.subject	EXPORTERS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	EXTERNAL TARIFF
dc.subject	EXTERNAL TARIFFS
dc.subject	FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject	FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN SOURCES
dc.subject	FREE ACCESS
dc.subject	FREE MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	FREE TRADE
dc.subject	FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject	GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subject	HIGH TARIFFS
dc.subject	IMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subject	IMPACT OF TRADE REFORMS
dc.subject	IMPORT DUTIES
dc.subject	IMPORT MARKETS
dc.subject	IMPORT PRICE
dc.subject	IMPORT PRICES
dc.subject	IMPORT REGIMES
dc.subject	IMPORT TAX
dc.subject	IMPORT TAXES
dc.subject	IMPORT VALUE
dc.subject	IMPORT VOLUMES
dc.subject	IMPORTS
dc.subject	INCOME GROUPS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	LEVEL OF PROTECTION
dc.subject	LEVY
dc.subject	MARKET PRICE
dc.subject	MARKET SHARE
dc.subject	MEMBER COUNTRIES
dc.subject	MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subject	MULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subject	MULTILATERAL TRADE REFORM
dc.subject	MUTUAL TRADE
dc.subject	NON-TARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subject	OPEN ECONOMIES
dc.subject	OPENNESS
dc.subject	POLICY RESPONSE
dc.subject	POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL REDUCTION
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL REDUCTION OF TARIFFS
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL TARIFF
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL TARIFFS
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	PRICE CHANGE
dc.subject	PRICE CHANGES
dc.subject	PRICE OF IMPORTS
dc.subject	PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	REAL EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	REAL EXCHANGE RATE IMPACT
dc.subject	REAL INCOME
dc.subject	REDUCTION IN TARIFFS
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	RELATIVE PRICE OF GOODS
dc.subject	RULES OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	SAFETY NETS
dc.subject	SOURCING
dc.subject	SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
dc.subject	TARIFF CHANGES
dc.subject	TARIFF EXEMPTIONS
dc.subject	TARIFF LEVELS
dc.subject	TARIFF LINE
dc.subject	TARIFF LINES
dc.subject	TARIFF RATE
dc.subject	TARIFF RATES
dc.subject	TARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subject	TARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subject	TARIFF REFORM
dc.subject	TARIFF REVENUE
dc.subject	TARIFF REVENUES
dc.subject	TARIFF SCHEDULE
dc.subject	TARIFF SCHEDULES
dc.subject	TAX RATE
dc.subject	TAX REVENUE
dc.subject	TAX REVENUES
dc.subject	TOTAL REVENUE
dc.subject	TRADE DISTORTIONS
dc.subject	TRADE DIVERSION
dc.subject	TRADE FLOWS
dc.subject	TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	TRADE MODEL
dc.subject	TRADE PARTNERS
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY FORMULATION
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY MAKING
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY REFORM
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY REFORMS
dc.subject	TRADE REFORM
dc.subject	TRADE REFORMS
dc.subject	TRADE REGIME
dc.subject	TRADE TAX
dc.subject	TRADING
dc.subject	TRADING PARTNER
dc.subject	TRADING PARTNERS
dc.subject	TRANSACTION
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TRUST FUND
dc.subject	UNILATERAL REFORMS
dc.subject	VALUATION
dc.subject	VALUE OF IMPORTS
dc.subject	WELFARE IMPACTS
dc.subject	WORLD PRICE
dc.subject	WTO
dc.subject	ZERO TARIFFS
dc.title	Assessing the Adjustment Implications of Trade Policy Changes Using TRIST : Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region