Bautista, Romeo M.

The 1981-85 tariff changes and effective protection of manufacturing industries / - p.1-20 - Vol. 8 No. 1 & 2 1981 .

The primary objective of this paper is to assess the impact of the on-going tariff reform on "effective protection rates" in the manufacturing sector, assuming that the scheduled tariff rate changes will be fully implemented. Section II gives a comparison of tariff levels in the Philippines vis-a-vis other ASEAN countries in the late 1970's, and describes the nature of Philippine tariff rate changes scheduled between 1980 and 1985. Section III describes the method of estimating sectoral EPRs in manufacturing for two years while Section IV presents and evaluates estimates. Finally, the conclusion discusses trade and development issues, especially with reference to current industrial policies and plans


Effective protection rates (EPR)
Manufacturing industries
Tariff reforms
Tariff reforms - Effective protection
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