Review of the IMF's Trade Restrictiveness Index.

This paper examines the construction of the index and its use over the past seven years, identifies its limitations, examines several alternative measures of trade policy, and highlights some options for improving the Fund's use of trade policy indicators.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2005/019
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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