Russian WTO Accession : What Has Been Accomplished, What Can Be Expected

Tarr, David

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESSION COMMITMENTS;    ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS;    ACCESSION PROCESS;    ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;    ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4428
RP-ID  :  WPS4428

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper summarizes the principalreform commitments that Russia has undertaken as part of itsWorld Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations,providing detailed assessments in banking, insurance, andagriculture. The paper assesses the gains to the Russianeconomy from these commitments, based on a summary ofseveral modeling efforts undertaken by the author and hiscolleagues. The author compares Russian commitments withthose of other countries that have recently acceded to theWTO to assess the claim that the demands on Russia areexcessive due to political considerations. He explains whyRussian WTO accession will result in the elimination of theJackson-Vanik Amendment against Russia. Finally, hediscusses the remaining issues in the negotiations and thetime frame for Russian accession as of the fall of 2007.