02014cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009105 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451946161 1934-7456 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Tokarick, Stephen. Trade Issues in the Doha Round : Dispelling Some Misconceptions / Stephen Tokarick. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (24 pages) IMF Policy Discussion Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The current round of multilateral trade negotiations-the Doha Round-presents an opportunity for countries to reap the benefits of trade liberalization. Unfortunately, a number of misconceptions about the likely impact of trade reforms has, in part, impeded more rapid progress toward completion of the Round. This paper addresses some of the most egregious of these misconceptions and presents results from IMF research that sheds light on these issues. In particular, this paper argues that: (i) developing countries have much to gain from their own trade liberalization; (ii) preference erosion could be significant for some countries, but it is not a justification for postponing tariff reductions; (iii) tariffs applied against agricultural products in rich countries actually harm developing countries more than subsidies; and (iv) a disproportionate share of agricultural subsidies in rich countries goes to large wealthy farmers. Mode of access: Internet IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ; No. 2006/004 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/003/2006/004/003.2006.issue-004-en.xml IMF e-Library