Trade barriers
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The hidden cost of China's bureaucratic promotion system: Fragmented domestic markets
China’s bureaucratic promotion system unintentionally incentivises local leaders to restrict trade and underinvest in cross-jurisdictional infrastructure with provincial peers, fragmenting the world’s largest domestic markets and undermining long-ter...
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The hidden pollution subsidy in global trade
International trade policies subsidise pollution by favouring dirty industries, who face lower trade barriers
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Can imposing tariffs tackle trade imbalances?
Domestic policies should do more to address inequality in the gains from international trade
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Trade in developing economies
Why do trade barriers remain high in developing countries despite the significant potential to drive economic growth through trade?