Governance, corruption, and trade in the Asia Pacific region / Kazutomo Abe, John S. Wilson

"This paper examines the impact of reducing corruption and improving transparency to lower trade costs in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation region. The authors find, based on a computable general equilibrium model, significant potential trade and welfare gains for Asia Pacific Economic Coop...

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Main Authors:Abe, Kazutomo, 1955-
Corporate Authors:World Bank
Other Authors:Wilson, John S., 1956-
Format: Online-Resource
Language:English
Published:[Washington, D.C] : World Bank, 2008
Series:Policy research working paper
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Summary:"This paper examines the impact of reducing corruption and improving transparency to lower trade costs in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation region. The authors find, based on a computable general equilibrium model, significant potential trade and welfare gains for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation members, with increased transparency and lower levels of corruption. Results suggest that trade in the region would increase by 11 percent and global welfare would expand by
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references. - Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/12/2009
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2008]
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (40 Seiten)