Документы и доклады

Economic Consequences of Cabotage Restrictions : The Effect of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico (Английский)

This paper studies the consequences of a U.S. cabotage law for Puerto Rico (PR). Data on ship arrivals in PR show that the fleet of U.S. vessels that call there lacks capacity for carrying non-containerized...

Regional Investment Pioneers in South Asia : The Payoff of Knowing Your Neighbors (Английский)

Regional economic engagement within South Asia may gain increasing importance owing to several factors that are currently in play, including strategies to diversify global value chains and locate such...

Trade Creation and Trade Diversion in African RECs : Drawing Lessons for AfCFTA (Английский)

This study aims to draw key lessons for the African Continental Free Trade Area using evidence from within the region. Although drawing lessons from the rest of the world is essential, given the unique...

Unleashing Central America’s Growth Potential : Cross-Cutting Themes (Английский)

Central America comprises a diverse set of countries, including two high-middle-income countries (Costa Rica and Panama), two of the poorest countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Honduras and Nicaragua)...

Bridging Bangladesh and India : Cross-Border Trade and the Motor Vehicles Agreement (Английский)

This paper studies the effects of removing transport and trade barriers between Bangladesh and India on aggregate real income and the distribution of population and real income within both countries. The...

Trade Integration, Export Patterns, and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (Английский)

This paper examines systematically the growth effects of trade integration in Sub-Saharan Africa. It complements and improves upon the empirical literature in two aspects: first, it jointly estimates the...

How Can South Asia Turn Its Proximity from a Burden to an Advantage? (Английский)

Around the world, trade has played a critical role in reducing poverty. Some of the most successful countries in East Asia, Europe, and North America owe much of their success to strong trade relations...

South Asia Regional Trade Integration Program 2012-2018 : South Asia Regional Trade Integration Program (Английский)

The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) partnered with the World Bank (WB), the International Finance Cooperation (IFC), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and other partners...

A Glass Half Full : The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia (Английский)

Trade has played a critical role in global poverty reduction. In harnessing the potential of trade, some of the most successful countries have developed strong trade relationships with their neighbors...

Deepening Regional Integration to Advance Growth and Prosperity (Английский)

The Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), which consists of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, is one of the oldest regional...

Using gross trade data to map archetypal GVCs (Английский)

This paper introduces a new, publicly available database for tracking merchandise trade in the global value chains for apparel/textile/footwear, motor vehicles and parts, and electronics, developed originally...

Better neighbors : toward a renewal of economic integration in Latin America (Английский)

In a clear break from its past, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), particularly South America, experienced a growth spurt with equity during the first decade of the 21st century. One policy area that...

Walking the last mile : operationalization of Albania’s authorized economic operators program (Английский)

Albania’s authorized economic operators (AEO) program is not yet operational, even though the country has adopted the necessary European Union (EU) legal and regulatory frameworks. This smart lesson outlines...

Project Information Document (Concept Stage) - Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project 1 - P154580 (Английский)

The economic impact of the Syrian war and the spread of ISIS (Английский)

The Syrian war and the subsequent emergence and spread of the Islamic State (ISIS) have transformed the Levant in ways one could not have imagined prior to 2011. As the numbers of dead and of refugees...

Benefits of the ECOWAS CET and EPA will outweigh costs in Nigeria, but competitiveness is the real issue (Английский)

This note analyzes the benefits of ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) and Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will outweigh costs in Nigeria, but competitiveness is the real issue. After decade-long...

Food prices, road infrastructure, and market integration in Central and Eastern Africa (Английский)

Market integration is key to ensuring sufficient and stable food supplies. This paper assesses the impediments to market integration in Central and Eastern Africa for three food staples: maize, rice, and...

The new trade environment and trade performance in the Caribbean (Английский)

Caribbean countries face a rapidly changing trade environment, which presents both opportunities and challenges for economies highly dependent on external markets. The features of the new trade environment...

Opening seed markets in the East African community (Английский)

The East African Community (EAC) investment climate program includes a component that removes constraints to seed markets and regional trade to expand business beyond national boundaries and open markets...

Project Information Document (Appraisal Stage) - Mizoram State Roads II- Regional Transport Connectivity Project - P145778 (Английский)