Review of the IMF's Trade Restrictiveness Index

This paper examines the construction of the index and its use over the past seven years, identifies its limitations, examines several alternative measures of trade policy, and highlights some options for improving the Fund's use of trade policy indicators

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2005
Series:Policy Papers
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This paper examines the construction of the index and its use over the past seven years, identifies its limitations, examines several alternative measures of trade policy, and highlights some options for improving the Fund's use of trade policy indicators
Physical Description:20 pages
ISBN:9781498331852