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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Autores principales:Abe, Kazutomo, 1955-
Autores Corporativos:World Bank
Otros Autores:Wilson, John S., 1956-
Formato: Online-Resource
Lenguaje:English
Publicado:[Washington, D.C] : World Bank, 2008
Colección:Policy research working paper
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Sumario:"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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references. - Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/12/2009
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2008]
Descripción Física:1 Online-Ressource (40 Seiten)