## Revenue Implications of Trade Liberalization

_Occasional Papers, July 22, 1999_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Reint Gropp, Liam P. Ebrill, Janet Gale Stotsky
- Published: July 22, 1999
- Series: Occasional Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557758132.084

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### Overview and Purpose
- Seeks to resolve the apparent contradiction between trade liberalization and continuing high trade tax revenue.
- Recognizes that policymakers generally acknowledge long-term benefits of trade liberalization but that some argue for a slower pace partly because of revenue concerns.
- Approaches the question in three complementary ways:
  - Overview of the factors that may have a bearing on how trade liberalization affects revenue.
  - Review of trends in trade tax revenue both globally and in selected countries.
  - Econometric analysis.

### Authors and Publication
- By Reint Gropp, Liam P. Ebrill, Janet Gale Stotsky
- July 22, 1999
- Occasional Paper No 1999/007

### Subjects and Keywords
- Subject: Imports, International trade, Revenue administration, Tariffs, Taxes, Taxes on trade, Trade liberalization
- Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, Central Africa, Imports, liberalization, liberalization process, Middle East, OP, reform, tariff rate, Tariffs, tax, Taxes on trade, trade, trade liberalization, trade reform, trade tax, Western Hemisphere

### Methodological Approach (as described)
- Conceptual overview of relevant factors influencing the revenue effects of trade liberalization.
- Empirical review of trends in trade tax revenue at global and selected-country levels.
- Econometric analysis to quantify relationships between trade liberalization and trade tax revenue.

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