Tariff Liberalization and Trade Specialization in India
Alessandrini, Michele; Fattouh, Bassam; Ferrarini, Benno; Scaramozzino, Pasquale | November 2009
Abstract
Since the early 1990s, India has embarked on economic reforms that have progressively opened up the country to international trade. This paper analyzes the effects of reform on India’s trading structure from 1990 to 2006. It computes comparative advantage indicators on the basis of disaggregated trade flow data, and assesses the effects of trade liberalization on the evolution of India’s pattern of trade specialization. From dynamic panel regression analysis, evidence is found that those industries where import tariffs have been reduced the most have experienced the highest increase in specialization. Moreover, the analysis shows that trade liberalization has helped India improve its comparative advantage in industries with medium- to high-technology content, as well as in some of the industries enjoying the most robust growth in global demand.
Citation
Alessandrini, Michele; Fattouh, Bassam; Ferrarini, Benno; Scaramozzino, Pasquale. 2009. Tariff Liberalization and Trade Specialization in India. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1837. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
1655-5252
Keywords
Trade Facilitation
Trade
Economic integration
Regional Economic Integration
Free Trade
Trade Agreements
Trade Policy
Economic Development
Economics
International Economics
Economic planning
Economic structure
Growth policy
Trade relations
Trade policy
Trade policy
Economic development
Regional economics
Economic forecasting
Economic development projects
Success in business
Business
Free trade
Business
Economics
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