Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (44 p.))
Edition:
Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library Archive
Parallel Title:
Schiff, Maurice Trade Policy and Labor Services
Keywords:
Ban
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Benefits
;
Choice
;
Currencies and Exchange Rates
;
Debt Markets
;
Economic Implications
;
Economic Relations
;
Economic Theory and Research
;
Emerging Markets
;
Exports
;
Finance and Financial Sector Development
;
Free Trade
;
Free Trade
;
Goods
;
Income
;
International Economics & Trade
;
Law and Development
;
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
;
Political Economy
;
Political Economy
;
Private Sector Development
;
Public Sector Development
;
Taxes
;
Trade
;
Trade Law
;
Trade Policies
;
Trade Policy
;
Trade and Regional Integration
;
Ban
;
Benefits
;
Choice
;
Currencies and Exchange Rates
;
Debt Markets
;
Economic Implications
;
Economic Relations
;
Economic Theory and Research
;
Emerging Markets
;
Exports
;
Finance and Financial Sector Development
;
Free Trade
;
Free Trade
;
Goods
;
Income
;
International Economics & Trade
;
Law and Development
;
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
;
Political Economy
;
Political Economy
;
Private Sector Development
;
Public Sector Development
;
Taxes
;
Trade
;
Trade Law
;
Trade Policies
;
Trade Policy
;
Trade and Regional Integration
;
Ban
;
Benefits
;
Choice
;
Currencies and Exchange Rates
;
Debt Markets
;
Economic Implications
;
Economic Relations
;
Economic Theory and Research
;
Emerging Markets
;
Exports
;
Finance and Financial Sector Development
;
Free Trade
;
Free Trade
;
Goods
;
Income
;
International Economics & Trade
;
Law and Development
;
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
;
Political Economy
;
Political Economy
;
Private Sector Development
;
Public Sector Development
;
Taxes
;
Trade
;
Trade Law
;
Trade Policies
;
Trade Policy
;
Trade and Regional Integration
Abstract:
Schiff considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza with respect to trade and the export of labor services. He concludes that: • Nondiscriminatory trade policy is unambiguously superior to a free trade agreement with Israel. • The West Bank and Gaza should pursue a nondiscriminatory trade policy with all its neighbors, but only on the condition that the trade policy be open, transparent, and enforced by a credible lock-in mechanism. Otherwise, a customs union with Israel may be preferable. • The Palestinian Authority should establish a system of fee-based permits for Palestinians working in Israel. • The Palestinian Authority should consider allowing Jordanians access to the West Bank and Gaza labor market. This paper—a product of Trade, Development Research Group—is part of a larger effort in the group to analyze trade and regional integration policies in the Middle East. The author may be contacted at mschiffworldbank.org
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