The Implications of Trade Barriers for Sectoral Diversification and Macroeconomic Stability in Developing Economies /

The paper examines the implications of lower trade barriers for sectoral diversification and macroeconomic stability in developing economies with a large primary goods sector. It shows that lower trade barriers can have ambiguous effects on macroeconomic stability. It shows also that diversification...

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Hoofdauteur: Srour, Gabriel
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/050
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF
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