02015cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018431 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484353684 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Arevik. Peeling Away the Layers : Impacts of Durable Tariff Elimination / Arevik Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Christian Henn. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018. 1 online resource (61 pages) IMF Working 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 We demonstrate that durable MFN tariff elimination affects trade patterns through several layers, which generates non-linear impacts. First, complete tariff elimination results in a large additional trade gains over and above tariff reductions. Second, commitment to durable tariff elimination, through WTO bindings, further boosts both imports and exports of ITA members. The unique setting of the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) allows us to identify these effects of non-discriminatory trade policies because (i) ITA constitutes a quasi-natural experiment as several 'passive' signatories joined it as an unavoidable part of pursuing of a larger policy objective, and (ii) ITA's partial coverage of the IT sector provides a natural control group for cross-product identification. Commitments under the ITA spurned development of a downstream IT export sector in 'passive' signatories. Mode of access: Internet Henn, Christian. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/109 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2018/109/001.2018.issue-109-en.xml IMF e-Library