Are customs unions economically sensible in the Commonwealth of Independent States (English)

The twelve members of the Commonwealth of Independent States established a Free Trade Area to help maintain trade among each other. More recently, Belarus, Kazakstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Russia agreed, in principle, to establish a Customs Union (CU). The paper concludes that the dynamic effects of the CU (and Free Trade Area) are likely to be negative because it would tend to lock the countries into the old technology of the Soviet Union. The...

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Michalopoulos,Constantine;

Tarr,David;
Document Date
2004/12/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
111778
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Commonwealth of Independent States,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2017/01/12
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Are customs unions economically sensible in the Commonwealth of Independent States
Keywords
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Michalopoulos,Constantine; Tarr,David.

Are customs unions economically sensible in the Commonwealth of Independent States (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/263421484196642941

Are customs unions economically sensible in the Commonwealth of Independent States (English)

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