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Trade Liberalization-Trade Revenue Nexus: An Empirical Enquiry of Trade Laffer Curve of Pakistan

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  • Ahmad, Khalil

    (Higher Education Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan)

  • Ali, Safdar

    (Higher Education Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan)

Abstract

This study tries to explore the trade revenue implicationof trade liberalizationfor Pakistan. Laffer curve approach is used to see the non-linear relationship between trade opennessand trade tax revenue. Empirical evidenceshows that trade opennesshas constructiveimpact on tradetaxrevenue in linear term.The non-linear relationship has also been exploredin the presenceof other macroeconomic variables. The marginal impact of non-liner squire trade liberalization has adverseeffecton trade tax revenue.Inthelong run, the empirical investigation provesthe existence of inverted U-shaped behavior between trade liberalization and trade tax revenuein Pakistanbut this behavior doesnotexist inshort run.

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  • Ahmad, Khalil & Ali, Safdar, 2018. "Trade Liberalization-Trade Revenue Nexus: An Empirical Enquiry of Trade Laffer Curve of Pakistan," Sukkur IBA Journal of Management and Business, Sukkur IBA University, vol. 5(1), pages 66-84, Jan-June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:ibajmb:0045
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    1. Salhi Salah eddine & Ritahi Oussama & Echaoui Abdellah, 2021. "Trade openness and tax structure in Morocco: evaluation and impacts," International Journal of Economic Sciences, European Research Center, vol. 10(1), pages 100-127, June.
    2. Khalil Ahmad & Amjad Ali & Michael Yang, 2022. "The Effect Of Trade Liberalization On Expenditure Structure Of Pakistan," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 11(1), pages 73-84, March.

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    Keywords

    Trade Liberalization; Trade Revenue; Co-integration;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations

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