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Russia's European Economic Integration: Escapism and Realities
Hamilton, Carl B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
Both Russia and the EU are undertaking significant changes in foreign trade relations. Russia seeks WTO accession and … relationship can EU and Russia develop? The Paper analyses the asymmetric trade structure, the unstable and confused trade relation …, as well as both form and content of EU’s and Russia’s options for the future. Conclusions are e.g. that (i) present EU …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005667019
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Commercial Links Between Western Europe and East Asia: Retrospect and Prospects
Anderson, Kym; Francois, Joseph - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
East Asia has rapidly become the third centre of gravity for global economic activity. North America is relatively well integrated with East Asia, but Europe is not. This paper explores the extent to which economic growth and trade policy developments over the next decade or so will strengthen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123497
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Estimates of Bilateral Trade Elasticities and Their Implications for the Modelling of `1992'
Brenton, Paul; Winters, L. Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992
In this paper we use detailed trade and production data and a theoretically consistent model of demand - the Almost Ideal Demand System - to estimate bilateral trade elasticities, the key parameters required for quantification of the effects of the `1992' programme. Initial results for 70 West...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123957
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European Trade and Welfare after `1992'
Winters, L. Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992
This paper reviews estimates of the effects of `1992' on international trade and welfare, and the policy implications of those estimates. It surveys earlier research starting with the Cecchini Report of 1988 and then summarizes some new results based on general equilibrium modelling with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136688
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Regulated Efficiency, World Trade Organization Accession and the Motor Vehicle Sector in China
Francois, Joseph; Spinanger, Dean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
This Paper is concerned with the interaction of regulated efficiency and World Trade Organization (WTO) accession and its impact on China’s motor vehicle sector. The analysis is conducted using a 23-sector/25-region computable general equilibrium model. Regulatory reform and internal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504321
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Will Trade Liberalization Harm the Environment? The Case of Indonesia 2020
Anderson, Kym; Strutt, Anna - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
Most-favoured-nation (MFN) trade liberalizations will always improve global economic welfare provided globally optimal environmental, and other, policies are in place. But since the latter proviso is not met in practice, empirical studies of the environmental and resource depletion effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666805
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Who Profits from Trade Facilitation Initiatives?
Hoekman, Bernard; Shepherd, Ben - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
Extensive research has demonstrated the existence of large potential welfare gains from trade facilitation—measures to reduce the overall costs of the international movement of goods. From an equity perspective an important question is how those benefits are distributed across and within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083525
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Why Do Trade Negotiations Take So Long?
Moser, Christoph; Rose, Andrew K - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
The Doha multilateral round of trade negotiations sponsored by the WTO has been dragging on for over a decade, with no end in sight. In this short paper we assess empirically what determines the duration of trade negotiations, focusing on the span between the start of trade talks and their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083302
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US Special Safeguard on Imports of Tires from China: Imposing Pain for Little Gain
Charnovitz, Steve; Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
In 2009, the United States imposed additional tariffs for a three-year period on imports of automotive tires from China under a special-safeguard provision included in China’s Protocol of Accession to the WTO. China challenged the measure in the WTO. The case marked the first WTO dispute in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083656
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Foreign Influence and Welfare
Antràs, Pol; Padró i Miquel, Gerard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
How do foreign interests influence the policy determination process? What are the welfare implications of such foreign influence? In this paper we develop a model of foreign influence and apply it to the study of optimal tariffs. We develop a two-country voting model of electoral competition,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661468