Why Developing Countries Have Failed to Increase Their Exports of Agricultural Processed Products |
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Authors: | Sushil Mohan Sangeeta Khorana Homagni Choudhury |
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Affiliation: | 1. Economic Studies, School of Business, University of Dundee;2. Economics, School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University |
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Abstract: | The article uses the case study of coffee, tea and cocoa to analyse whether tariff escalation constitutes a barrier to market access that thwarts diversification efforts of developing countries into exports of value‐added agricultural processed products. It also examines the extent to which non‐tariff barriers act as market access barriers that constrain developing countries from developing their exports of agricultural processed products. Our analysis shows that tariff escalation is not the main barrier; rather it is the prevalence of non‐tariff barriers (including domestic non‐tariff barriers) that limits the ability of developing countries to increase their agricultural processed exports. This has important policy implications in terms of the emphasis that trade negotiators and policy planners should place on addressing non‐tariff barriers. |
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Keywords: | F01 F10 F13 Q17 Q18 agricultural processed products cocoa coffee developing countries non‐tariff barriers tariff escalation tea tropical beverages value addition |
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