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Political economy of tariff unification: The case of Russia: May 15, 2007 09:53
The work analyzes the import tariff structure established in 2002 and suggestes ways to reduce distortions.

Customs Administration No comments yet
Tags: tariff, political, economy, Russia
Institutional researches on reforming of water-management system in Tajikistan: May 15, 2007 09:54
This analytical report considers the process of forming water market in Tajikistan which, as a result, requires a change of relation to water consumption.

Energy and Water consumption No comments yet
Tags: water, consumption, Tajikistan, water, market, irrigation, tariff
Telecommunications reform within Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization: November 26, 2007 17:19
The authors use a computable general equilibrium model of the Russian economy to assess the role of telecommunications in the discussions regarding Russian accession to the WTO. The results show that reduction of barriers to foreign direct investment in telecommunications will bring substantial gains to the Russian economy, including an increase in the productivity of Russian labor and capital.

WTO Accession No comments yet
Tags: WTO, Russia, telecommunication, accession, tariffs
Trade protection and industry wage structure in Poland: November 26, 2007 17:37
The authors examine the impact of Poland's trade liberalization in 1994-2001 on the industry wage structure. The liberalization was undertaken in preparation for Poland's accession to the European Union and was more pronounced in industries with larger shares of unskilled labor. Their analysis indicates that a decrease in an industry tariff was associated with higher wages being earned by workers employed in the industry, controlling for worker characteristics and geographic variables.

Foreign Trade No comments yet
Tags: Poland, trade, labour, industry, tariff
The impact of liberalizing barriers to foreign direct investment in services - the case of Russian accession to the World Trade Organization: December 3, 2007 16:58
The authors use a computable general equilibrium model of the Russian economy to assess the impact of accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which encompasses improved market access, tariff reduction, and reduction of barriers against multinational service providers. They assume that foreign direct investment in business services is necessary for multinationals to compete well with Russian business service providers, but cross-border service provision is also present.

WTO Accession No comments yet
Tags: Russia, WTO, accession, market, tariff, FDI, business
Improving Energy Efficiency of the Belarusian Economy: an Economic Agenda: January 18, 2008 12:18
This paper considers measures to improve incentives for efficient energy use and measures to improve it.

Power industry No comments yet
Tags: energy, efficiency, Belarus, independent, regulation, tariff, reform