Jaime De Melo

Biographic Data

ID459055
NAMEJaime De Melo
GIVEN NAMESJaime
FAMILY NAMEDe Melo
SIGNATUREDE MELO J
AFFILIATIONSWorld Bank
ORCID0000-0002-1509-5239
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS45
TOTAL CITATIONS194
AUTHOR COUNT43
EDITOR COUNT2
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1980
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX5

  • Digital connectivity and firm participation in foreign markets

    Open AccessMichele Imbruno, Joël Cariolle et al.ARTICLEJournal of Development Economics2025References: 3

    This paper studies how the bilateral digital connectivity resulting from the deployment of telecommunications SubMarine Cable (SMC) affects firm participation in export markets. Based on a heterogeneous firm model and using an unbalanced panel of bilateral trade data across 48 countries during the period 1997–2014, we find that an SMC connection between two countries is associated with an increase in the number of bilateral exporters in developed…

  • Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable?

    Open AccessJean-Philippe Platteau, Rafiqua Ferdousi et al.BOOKIs the Bangladesh Paradox…2024

    Bangladesh is widely seen as a 'paradox'. Over the last quarter of a century, it has maintained economic growth and has outperformed many countries on social indicators while scoring very low on the quality of governance. Moreover, its economic progress does not seem to indicate significant improvement in comparative institutional indicators. Is the Bangladesh Paradox Sustainable? thus examines whether such a paradoxical combination can be sustai…

  • The landscape of CO 2 emissions across Africa

    Open AccessJaime De Melo, Jean‐Marc SollederARTICLEWorld Economy2023

    This paper provides evidence on carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions for 51 African and 132 other countries in 163 sectors over the period 1995–2015. The resulting landscape is summarised in four patterns. Patterns identified for Africa differ from those identified for other regions but are closely related to a synthetic aggregate comparator based on key country characteristics. (1) All regions have reduced emission intensities over the period 1995–2…

  • Introduction to symposium supply chain trade in Africa

    Open AccessJaime De Melo, Marcelo OlarreagaARTICLEWorld Economy2023

    The symposium focuses on the evolution and determinants of Africa's participation in Global Value Chains (GVC) through comparisons with other continents, but also across countries within Africa. Using firm, sector and country‐level data they provide a comprehensive micro and macroeconomic analysis of GVC in Africa that helps inform policymakers aiming at increasing Africa's participation in GVC. Three policy areas are identified. First, encouragi…

  • Le rôle du commerce pour une adaptation résiliente au changement climatique dans l’agriculture africaine

    Open AccessHenri Casella, Jaime De MeloARTICLERevue d économie du développement2023

    Cette étude explore les connaissances scientifiques sur la manière dont le commerce peut aider l’Afrique à s’adapter au changement climatique (CC) dans trois domaines : (i) les événements à déclenchement rapide provenant d’événements extrêmes de courte durée (inondations, températures extrêmes) ; (ii) les événements à évolution lente (augmentation des températures moyennes et élévation du niveau de la mer) ; et enfin (iii) les politiques de facil…

  • A (More) Systematic Exploration of the Trade Effect of Product-Specific Rules of Origin

    Open AccessJulien Gourdon, Karin Gourdon et al.ARTICLEWorld Trade Review2023

    Rules of Origin (RoO) are critical components of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs). They are designed to stop products coming into a PTA through the partner that applies the lowest tariff – a phenomenon known as trade deflection. While RoO are necessary, complex RoO may undo the benefits of trade agreements. Using a novel database of RoO, this paper evaluates the incidence and restrictiveness of different types of Product-Specific Rules of Ori…

  • Barriers to trade in environmental goods

    Open AccessJaime De Melo, Jean‐Marc Solleder et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2020Cited by: 6

  • Modeling Developing Countries' Policies in General Equilibrium

    Jaime De MeloBOOKModeling Developing Countries'…2015

    Archetype economies are extensively used to show how differences in economic structure influence the effects of policies. Graduate students and policy analysts interested in modeling will find this a useful compendium of studies

  • Modeling Developing Countries' Policies in General Equilibrium

    Jaime De MeloBOOKModeling Developing Countries'…2015

  • Commodities, Ports and Asian Maritime Trade Since 1750

    Open AccessJaime De Melo, Ulbe Bosma et al.BOOKCommodities, Ports and Asian…2015Cited by: 4

    This book examines the role of mercantile networks in linking Asian economies to the global economy. It contains fourteen contributions on East, Southeast and South Asia covering the period from 1750

  • Fiscal Spending and Economic Growth

    Open AccessCéline Carrère, Jaime De MeloARTICLEWorld Development2012Cited by: 3References: 3

  • Rules of Origin in North-South Preferential Trading Arrangements with an Application to Nafta

    Open AccessJosé Ansón, Olivier Cadot et al.ARTICLEReview of International Economics2005

    All preferential trading agreements (PTAs) short of a customs union use rules of origin (ROO) to prevent trade deflection. ROO raise production costs and create administrative costs. This paper argues that in the case of the recent wave of North–South PTAs, the presence of ROO virtually limits the market access that these PTAs confer to the Southern partners. In the case of NAFTA, we find average compliance costs around 6% in ad valorem equivalen…

  • Who determines Mexican trade policy

    Open AccessJean‐Marie Grether, Jean-Marie Grether et al.ARTICLEJournal of Development Economics2001Cited by: 3References: 1

  • Migration

    Open AccessRiccardo Faini, Stephen Yeo et al.BOOKMigration1999

    This 1999 volume takes a critical look at the current divide over immigration policies. It hopes to shed light on the debate by bringing together papers that investigate the link between trade and factor mobility, particularly labour migration, from theoretical and empirical perspectives. It examines the substitutability between trade and migration, the impact of regional integration on the location of economic activity, the role of public goods …

  • New Dimensions in Regional Integration

    Jaime De Melo, Arvind PanagariyaBOOKNew Dimensions in Regional…1996Cited by: 38

  • Dévaluation et compétitivité en Côte-d'Ivoire

    A Suwa-Eisenmann, Jaime de et al.ARTICLERevue économique1995Cited by: 1

    Cet article examine les effets de court terme de la dévaluation nominale de 100 % du franc CFA sur la compétitivité et l'activité. Nous évaluons à l'aide d'un modèle d'équilibre général, le degré de dévaluation réelle attendu sous différentes hypothèses concernant les élasticités d'offre et de demande et la résistance sala­riale. L'effet sur l'activité est positif. Ce résultat est robuste par rapport aux hypo­thèses d'élasticités de demande. Une …

  • Applying General Equilibrium

    Jaime De Melo, John WhalleyREVIEWThe Economic Journal1993Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Applying General Equilibrium Get access Applying General Equilibrium. By (John B.) Shoven and Whalley (John). (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Pp. vii + 299. £40.00 hardback, US $49.95 hardback, £14.95 paperback, US $22.95 paperback. ISBN 0 521 26655 6, 0 521 31986 2.) Jaime De Melo Jaime De Melo University of Geneva Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Jou…

  • External Trade and Income Distribution. François Bourguignon , Christian Morrisson

    Jaime De MeloARTICLEEconomic Development and Cultural…1993

  • Adjustment and income distribution

    Open AccessFrançois Bourguignon, William H Branson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Development Economics1992Cited by: 11References: 1

  • Handbook of development economics

    Open AccessJaime De MeloREVIEWJournal of Development Economics1992

  • A General Equilibrium Analysis of U.S. Foreign Trade Policy

    William Diebold, Jaime De Melo et al.ARTICLEForeign Affairs1992Cited by: 3

  • Trade Theory and Economic Reform

    John Black, Jaime De Melo et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1992

    Journal Article Trade Theory and Economic Reform: North, South, and East: Essays in Honor of Béla Balassa Get access Trade Theory and Economic Reform: North, South, and East: Essays in Honor of Bela Balassa. Edited by Jaime de Melo and Andre Sapir. (Oxford and Cambridge, Mass.: Basil Blackwell, 1991. Pp. xxi + 390. £40.00 hardback. ISBN 1 55786 256 7.) John Black John Black University of Exeter Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Aca…

  • The Getting of Wisdom

    Jayati Ghosh, Vinod Thomas et al.ARTICLESocial Scientist1992

  • Growth-oriented adjustment programs

    Open AccessRiccardo Faini, Jaime De Melo et al.ARTICLEWorld Development1991Cited by: 1References: 4

  • Modeling the effects of adjustment programs on income distribution

    Open AccessFrançois Bourguignon, Jaime De Melo et al.ARTICLEWorld Development1991Cited by: 4References: 7