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We assess the impact of U.S. trade policy uncertainty (TPU) toward China in a tractable general equilibrium framework with heterogeneous firms. We show that increased TPU reduces investment in export entry and technology upgrading, which in turn reduces trade flows and real income for consumers....
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procedures and practices relating to tariff negotiations and renegotiations have evolved over this time. In particular, this new … edition recounts how negotiations to expand the duty-free coverage of the Information Technology Agreement were concluded and … negotiations for the accession of a number of new members to the WTO, such as China and Russia. This book will be of particular …
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One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with:...
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negotiations and renegotiations.An analysis of all these articles and the ways in which the provisions impinge on the commitments … made during tariff negotiations and renegotiations is outside the scope of this work.We take up only those articles which … have a direct bearing on the subject of our study. A.Provisions relating to tariff negotiations Periodic tariff …
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The procedures and practices to implement the provisions relating to tariff negotiations and renegotiations have …
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Export restrictions can be problematic if trading partners question either their conformity with international obligations or their possibly unintended negative impacts on others. Regulatory transparency can help. This paper examines how three multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)...
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This study takes stock of the institutional setting, operational modalities, strengths and weaknesses of various forms of mutual recognition when used in different sector and country contexts. It aims to build a greater understanding of the benefits and pitfalls of one of the 11 mechanisms of...
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Export restrictions can be problematic if trading partners question either their conformity with international obligations or their possibly unintended negative impacts on others. Regulatory transparency can help. This paper examines how three multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)...
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We examine firm participation in global supply chains to help explain a puzzling decline in protectionist demands in the U.S. despite increased import competition and ongoing currency undervaluation. To explain firm responses to undervaluation, we rely on advances in the international trade...
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We study how trade protection varies with the electoral rules for legislative representation. In particular, we investigate different hypotheses about why trade policy differs between countries with legislatures elected by a plurality election rule in single member constituencies and...
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