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The Bright Side of the Generalized System of (Trade) Preferences: Lessons from Agricultural Trade

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  • Sharma, Anupa
  • Boys, Kathryn
  • Grant, Jason

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Empirical evidence on the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for low-income countries generally portrays a rather stark prediction: the program has produced virtually no impact on intended low-income beneficiaries’ exports to high-income countries. This result, based on total merchandise trade, is misleading because it masks three underlying heterogeneities in the program: i) preference structure across countries, ii) pre-existing distortions across sectors, and iii) rules of origin. Using a theoretically consistent gravity equation for sector- and product-level trade over 1962–2010, we illustrate that the GSP has delivered significant positive effects for lowincome countries’ agricultural exports (but not necessarily for their nonagricultural exports) to developed countries.

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  • Sharma, Anupa & Boys, Kathryn & Grant, Jason, 2019. "The Bright Side of the Generalized System of (Trade) Preferences: Lessons from Agricultural Trade," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 44(1), January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlaare:281312
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.281312
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    1. Anupa Sharma & Jason Grant & Kathryn Boys, 2021. "Truly Preferential Treatment? Reconsidering the Generalised System of (Trade) Preferences with Competing Suppliers," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 72(2), pages 500-524, June.

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