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"Does intra-sector tariff heterogeneity matter?" by Corong, Erwin, Betina Dimaranan and David Laborde Abstract Current CGE frameworks poorly address the issue of intra]sector tariff heterogeneity. If models were running at the most detailed level, for trade, production and consumption, no information will be lost and the exact pattern of trade and trade policies will be captured. However, in the standard GTAP framework, a homogenous tariff rate is used at the sectoral, bilateral level whatever the destination of the imported goods in the economy. Therefore, the same average rate is used for input, final and capital goods inside a sector and the same trade liberalization will be applied to each component of demand even if in reality, detailed negotiation modalities and initial trade pattern could lead to more differentiated impacts. In this study we compute differentiated bilateral sectoral rates of protection by use, modify the GTAP dataset to integrate these new figures and use an extended version of the MIRAGE CGE model to run simulations using all the available information. First, we jointly use the BEC and SITC nomenclature to build a mapping table between HS6 products and their use (final demand, intermediate inputs, capital goods) by GTAP sector. The mapping is used with trade and tariff data from the MAcMapHS6-version 2 database to aggregate tariffs using a trade]weighted average at the bilateral and sectoral level by use. Using this framework, we assess a realistic Doha scenario based on the December 2009 modalities including specific treatment of tariff escalation as well as different flexibilities. This scenario is assessed first with a estandardf model where homogeneous protection is assumed across demand components and then, using the upgraded database, allowing for heterogeneous tariff rates. Most important differences (country and sectors) are stressed. |
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- Calibration and parameter estimation - The GTAP Data Base and extensions |
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Public Access  2009 Conference Paper (92.4 KB) Replicated: 0 time(s)Restricted Access No documents have been attached. Special Instructions No instructions have been specified. |
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