This paper studies export processing zones (EPZs) which have become increasingly popular as a policy tool for development and export-oriented growth, and can be found in 130 countries around the world. The report consists of four parts. Part I provides a broad overview on the current use of...

This paper is a follow-up study to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation (OECD 2005) which identified policies for successful trade-related structural adjustment. It draws further policy implications through the analysis of three sectors which were not specifically/fully...

This paper examines the economic impact of trade facilitation and in particular the link between trade facilitation and trade flows, government revenue and foreign direct investment. It is part of a series of studies that analyse various aspects of trade facilitation and the objective is to...

La délocalisation des services de soutien aux entreprises et des services des technologies de l’information (STI) – qu’il s’agisse d’approvisionnement interne ou d’approvisionnement externe à l’étranger – révolutionne les pratiques des entreprises. Le présent document traite...

This paper examines the economic impact of trade facilitation and in particular the link between trade facilitation and trade flows, government revenue and foreign direct investment. It is part of a series of studies that analyse various aspects of trade facilitation and the objective is to...

Offshoring of business process services (BPS) and information technology services (ITS) – whether through international insourcing or international outsourcing – is transforming the way many companies do business. This paper looks at the expansion of international supply chains and the rise...

On trouvera dans ce document une étude des zones franches d’exportation (ZFE), de plus en plus répandues comme instrument de développement et de croissance fondée sur l’exportation, puisqu’elles sont utilisées aujourd’hui par plus de 100 pays dans le monde entier.

This paper is a follow-up study to Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation (OECD 2005) which identified policies for successful trade-related structural adjustment. It draws further policy implications through the analysis of three sectors which were not specifically/fully...

This paper studies export processing zones (EPZs) which have become increasingly popular as a policy tool for development and export-oriented growth, and can be found in 130 countries around the world. The report consists of four parts. Part I provides a broad overview on the current use of...

World trade and production are increasingly structured around “global value chains” (GVCs). The last few years have witnessed a growing number of case studies describing at the product level how production is internationally fragmented, but there is little evidence at the aggregate level on...