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This paper presents new data on the content of preferential trade agreements. The data contain detailed information on the 18 policy areas most frequently covered in preferential trade agreements, focusing on the stated objectives, substantive commitments, and other aspects such as transparency,...
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Deep trade agreements matter for economic development. The rules embedded in DTAs, along with the multilateral trade rules and other elements of international economic law influence how countries transact, invest, work, and, ultimately, develop. Trade and investment regimes determine the extent...
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countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region--that is, harmonization … a larger effort in the group to understand the implications for trade of agreements on standards"--World Bank web site …
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World trade is increasingly ruled by preferential trade agreements (PTAs), but their precise nature remains relatively … Trade Center and the World Bank. The data set covers 5,203 products, 199 reporters, and 239 partners, representing … approximately 97 percent of world imports in 2016. There are three main findings. First, PTAs have significantly widened the scope …
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countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region-that is, harmonization …
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countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region-that is, harmonization …
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agreements increase the trade between participating countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Harmonization of …
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June 2000 - If negotiations on trade in services at the World Trade Organization are to advance liberalization beyond …. Negotiations on trade in services at the World Trade Organization (WTO) have so far produced little liberalization beyond levels …
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