Trade Policy and Labor Services : Final Status Options for the West Bank and Gaza

The author considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza with respect to trade and the export of labor services. He concludes that: 1) Nondiscriminatory trade policy is unambiguously superior to a free trade agreement with Israel; 2) The West Bank and Gaza should pursue a nondiscriminatory trade policy with all its neighbors, but only on the condition that the trade policy be open, transparent, and enforced by a credible lock-in mechanism. Otherwise, a customs union with Israel may be preferable; 3) The Palestinian Authority should establish a system of fee-based permits for Palestinians working in Israel; and 4) The Palestinian Authority should consider allowing Jordanians access to the West Bank and Gaza labor market.

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Main Author: Schiff, Maurice
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2002-04
Subjects:AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURE, AVERAGE TARIFF, AVERAGE TARIFF RATE, BORDER CONTROLS, COMMON MARKET, CONSUMER GOODS, CURRENCY, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION, CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES, CUSTOMS DUTIES, CUSTOMS OFFICERS, CUSTOMS OFFICIALS, CUSTOMS POSTS, CUSTOMS UNION, CUSTOMS VALUATION, DEVELOPMENT, DISCOUNT RATE, DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, DOMESTIC PRODUCTS, DUMPING, DUTY-FREE ACCESS, DUTY-FREE TRADE, ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, ECONOMIC RELATIONS, ECONOMISTS, ELASTICITIES, ELASTICITY, ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY, EQUILIBRIUM, EXPORT PRICE, EXPORT PROCESSING, EXPORT SUPPLY, EXPORTERS, EXPORTS, EXTERNAL TRADE, EXTERNAL TRADE POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FREE ACCESS, FREE TRADE, FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, GDP, GNP, IMPERFECT SUBSTITUTES, IMPORT TARIFF, IMPORT TAXES, INCOME, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INEFFICIENCY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTEREST GROUPS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVESTMENT GOODS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR SERVICES, LEGISLATION, MARKET, MARKET ACCESS, MEMBER COUNTRIES, MFN TARIFFS, MONETARY POLICY, MONETARY UNION, MONOPOLIES, MOST-FAVORED-NATION, NON-TARIFF MEASURES, NONDISCRIMINATORY TRADE, OPEN, OPEN ECONOMIES, OPEN ECONOMY, OPEN NEIGHBORS, PER CAPITA INCOME, PERFECT SUBSTITUTES, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, PREFERENTIAL ACCESS, PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENT, PREFERENTIAL TARIFF, PRESENT VALUE, PROCESS OF LIBERALIZATION, PRODUCTIVE RESOURCES, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PROTECTION RATES, PUBLIC GOOD, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS, QUOTAS, REAL INCOME, REGIONAL AGREEMENTS, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, REVENUE LOSS, RULES OF ORIGIN, SAFEGUARD MEASURES, SAVINGS, SUNK COSTS, TARIFF LINES, TARIFF RATE, TARIFF REDUCTION, TARIFF REVENUE, TARIFF STRUCTURE, TAX REVENUE, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRADABLE GOODS, TRADE, TRADE AGREEMENT, TRADE DEFICIT, TRADE DEFLECTION, TRADE DIVERSION, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE POLICY, TRADE POLICY OPTIONS, TRADE POLICY REVIEW, TRADE PREFERENCES, TRADE REGIME, TRADE TAX REVENUE, TRADE TAXES, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, UNILATERAL TRADE, UNILATERAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION, URUGUAY ROUND, VALUE ADDED, VALUE OF IMPORTS, WELFARE GAINS, WELFARE LOSS, WTO, ZERO TARIFF TRADE POLICY, LABOR SUPPLY, PERMITS, CUSTOMS UNIONS, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, TARIFF STRUCTURES, VALUE ADDED TAXES, SMUGGLING, TRANSACTION COSTS, FREE TRADE AREAS, JORDANIANS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/04/1769433/trade-policy-labor-services-final-status-options-west-bank-gaza
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14808
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