NDLI: Channelizing Afghanistan to Pakistan informal trade into formal channels

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Channelizing Afghanistan to Pakistan informal trade into formal channels

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Khan Miankhel, Adil
Organization	IFPRI - Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division
Organization	IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
Organization	IFPRI - Pakistan Strategy Support Program
Spatial Coverage	Afghanistan;Pakistan [AF;PK]
Description	This paper focuses on assessing the possibility of bringing informal trade from Afghanistan to Pakistan into the legal channels by reducing tariff and tax differentials between Pakistan and Afghanistan. A basic model and illustrative example are presented that encompass the monetary incentives of smugglers and shows possible tariff/tax reductions that bring profits from informal trade below the breakeven point. The effects of price discounting of informally traded products in the Pakistan market and possible under-invoicing by traders are also taken into consideration.
Sponsorship	United States Agency for International Development
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/64ff6f7c-7429-4587-9f12-e5950e657044
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher	International Food Policy Research Institute
Publisher Date	2016-05-06
Publisher Place	Washington, DC
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Policies, Institutions, and Markets Smuggling Trade Barriers Capacity Development Formal Sector Trade Policies Trade Trade Agreements Tariffs
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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