Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic : trade integration and economic performance /

This paper studies the potential for the export sector to play a more important role in promoting growth in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (CAPDR) through deeper intra-regional and global trade integration. CAPDR countries have enacted many free trade agreements and other region...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Medina Cas, Stephanie
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department
Otros Autores: Swiston, A. (Andrew James), Barrot, Luis-Diego
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2012.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/12/234.
Temas:
Exports > Central America.
Exports > Panama.
Exports > Dominican Republic.
Exportations > Amérique centrale.
Exportations > Panamá.
Exportations > République dominicaine.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
Exports
International economic integration
Central America > Economic integration.
Amérique centrale > Intégration économique.
Central America
Dominican Republic
Panama
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; I. Introduction and Summary; II. Historical and Prospective Economic Performance; Figures; 1. Economic Growth in CAPDR; 2. Export-to-GDP Ratios, Average 1960-2009; 3. Openness and Growth; 4. Economic Size and Outward Orientation; 5. CAPDR: Exports by Destination; III. Trade Integration Agreements and Regional Initiatives; Box 1. Mesoamerican Project; 6. CAPDR: Average Effective Tariff Rates; 7. Programmed Harmonization of Tariffs under CAPDR; 8. CAPDR: Trade Logistics, Infrastructure, and Customs; IV. The Profile of CAPDR's Exports; A. Overall Exports of Goods and Services
  • 9. CAPDR: Exports to GDP10. CAPDR: Exports of Goods and Services; B. Outward Orientation Indexes; 11. Exports of Small Countries; 12. Intra-Regional Exports of Small Countries; 13. CAPDR: Assessing Outward Orientation; 14. Sophistication of Services Exports; V. Outward Orientation and Economic Performance; A. Exports Model; Tables; 1. The Determinants of Exports to GDP; B. Growth Model; 15. Exports of Small Countries; 16. Intra-Regional Exports of Small Countries; 2. The Impact of Outward Orientation on Growth; VI. Conclusions; 17. CAPDR: Effect on Growth from Improving Export Structure
  • AppendixesI. Country Groupings, Data Definitions and Sources, and Formulas; Appendix Tables; A.1. Countries Included in the Analysis; A.2. Data Sources; II. Key Features of Multilateral Trade Agreements Involving CAPDR; III. International Trade Agreements in CAPDR; References

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