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Trade liberalization and foreign direct investment: an applied general equilibrium model for Costa Rica
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Abrego, Lisandro (1999) Trade liberalization and foreign direct investment: an applied general equilibrium model for Costa Rica. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation. Working papers (University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation) (No.26/).
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Abstract
This paper quantifies the welfare impact of unilateral trade liberalization and computes the optimal tariff structure for Costa Rica in the presence of trade-policy-induced international capital flows and foreign capital taxation. For this, an applied general equilibrium model integrating trade, capital flows and international capital income taxation is used. The model has been calibrated to a 1990-91 data set for the economies of Costa Rica and a group of OECD countries. In the model, foreign capital income is taxed by host countries and the tax-credit system operates in foreign investors home countries. Results for Costa Rica show that complete trade liberalization ends up being welfare-reducing, as it leads to an outflow of capital and loss of tax revenue which more than offset the efficiency gains from an enhanced resource allocation. The optimal tariff structure for the Costa Rican economy turns out to be a mixture of import tariffs and subsidies, though of a relatively small level.
Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | International trade, Free trade -- Costa Rica, Investments, Foreign -- Costa Rica, Capital movements -- Costa Rica, Taxation | ||||
Series Name: | Working papers (University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation) | ||||
Publisher: | University of Warwick. Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation | ||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
Official Date: | April 1999 | ||||
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Number: | No.26/ | ||||
Number of Pages: | 33 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Funder: | Ford Foundation |
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