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Champions wanted : promoting exports in the Middle East and North Africa /

While other emerging regions have been thriving, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's aggregate export performance over the past two decades has been consistently weak. Using detailed firm-level export data from Customs administrations, Champions Wanted explains why. One central fin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autores principales:	Jaud, Mélise (Autor), Freund, Caroline L. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo:	World Bank. Middle East and North Africa Region
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Washington, DC : World Bank Group, 2015.
Colección:	Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Trade.
Temas:	Foreign trade promotion > Middle East. Foreign trade promotion > Africa, North. Exports > Middle East. Exports > Africa, North. Commerce international > Promotion > Afrique du Nord. Exportations > Afrique du Nord. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing. POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs. Exports Foreign trade promotion North Africa Middle East
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

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Front Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Overview
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Exports for Growth, More and Better Jobs
Firm-Level Perspectives on MENA Trade Performance
References
Chapter 2 One Champion, but No Team
Key Messages
Who Are MENA Exporters?
Alone at the Top
Lacking Market Power
And Failing to Drive Comparative Advantage
Notes
References
Chapter 3 Priced out of Global Markets
Key Messages
Exchange Rate Policy in MENA
Under-Exporting and Over-Importing
Overvaluation HurtsNotes
References
Chapter 4 Getting Policy Right
Key Messages
The Policy Environment in MENA
Tariffs, NTMs, and Market Power
Tariffs Limit Global Value Chains
Regulatory Convergence as Export Promotion
Laissez-Passer: It Matters
Notes
References
Chapter 5 Industrial Policy in MENA: The Small and the Big
Key Messages
Export Promotion: Too Small to Matter
Champions or Cronies?
Note
References
Chapter 6 Building Export Champions: Implications for Policy
MENA Needs More Export ChampionsSome Policy Leads
Appendix A Firm-Level Data and Competitiveness Indicators
Appendix B Superstars and Revealed Comparative Advantage across Industries
Appendix C NTM Regulatory Distance Methodology
Boxes
Box 1.1â€?Exports Matter for Jobs: Evidence from Tunisia
Box 2.1â€?Sanctions and Trade Deflection: Evidence from the Islamic Republic of Iran
Box 4.1â€?Regulatory Harmonization and Firm Performance in Morocco: What Should We Expect?
Box 4.2â€?How Valuable Is Market Access? Evidence from the West Bank
Box 5.1â€?Export Support: Remedy or Addictive Drug?â€?Figures
Figure B1.1.1â€?Trade Participation and Employment
Figure 2.1â€?Who Are MENA Exporters?
Figure 2.2â€?Distribution of Firms and Export Values by Product-Destination Coverageâ€?
Figure 2.3â€?How Diversified Are MENA Exporters?
Figure B2.1.1â€?Exportersâ€? Dynamics with or without Sanctions
Figure 2.4â€?The Top Firm Is Unique in MENA
Figure 2.5â€?MENA Exporters Lack Punching Powerâ€?
Figure 2.6â€?Export Superstars and Revealed Comparative Advantage
Figure 3.1â€?Trade Costs in MENA
Figure 4.1â€?Comparative Evolution of Average Tariffs, 1980s, 1990s, 2000sFigure 4.2â€?NTMs in MENA: From Command-and-Control to Regulations
Figure 4.3â€?Trade Policy and Pricing-to-Market
Figure 4.4â€?Trade Protection on Final and Intermediate Inputs in MENA
Figure 4.5â€?Imported Inputs and Export Prices in Morocco
Figure 4.6â€?Cross-Country Regulatory Distances
Figure 4.7â€?Harmonization of Moroccan NTMs with EU Regulations
Figure 4.8â€?Did Harmonization Protect Moroccoâ€?s Home Market?

Champions wanted : promoting exports in the Middle East and North Africa /

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