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The Evolution and Utilization of the GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Chang, Pao-li - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
countries' incentives to block (appeal) a panel report under the GATT (WTO) regime. The study then analyzes the effects of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365115
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An Open Services Regime - Recipe for Jobless Growth?
Karmakar, Suparna - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Development economists disfavour with services as a viable engine of growth has been expressed both through theoretical and empirical analysis. One of the stylized facts of development economics is that share of services in employment increases only with the rise in per capita incomes. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365458
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Plurilateral Agreements : A Viable Alternative to the World Trade Organization?
Nakatomi, Michitaka - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
Looking back at the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO), major accords that have been reached under the … pointing to the crucial role they can play in resolving the stalemate at the WTO and the Doha Round and the accelerating … proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs). Through analysis of their characteristics compared with the WTO and FTAs, the paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010857581
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Evaluating the Contributions of Regional Trade Agreements to Governance of Services Trade
Stephenson, Sherry; Robert, Maryse - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
services notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under Article V of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS … rules and liberalization commitments on services trade for WTO members. It addresses this question and its implications for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653138
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Evaluating the Contributions of Regional Trade Agreements to Governance of Services Trade
Stephenson, Sherry; Robert, Maryse - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
services notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under Article V of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS … rules and liberalization commitments on services trade for WTO members. It addresses this question and its implications for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653166
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The WTO’s Doha Negotiations : An Assessment
Das, Bhagirath Lal - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
moves in the current WTO Doha negotiations. Working together, the developing countries have much greater negotiating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363369
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Rediscovering the Role of Developing Countries in GATT before the Doha Round
Ismail, Faizel - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Developing countries have been characterized as having played an essentially defensive role in the GATT, unwilling to make tariff concessions, and have focused almost exclusively on securing Special and Differential Treatment concessions. These three perspectives have become part of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363374
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Bilateral “WTO-Plus†Free Trade Agreements : The WTO Trade Policy Review of Singapore 2004
Thangavelu, S.M.; Heng, Toh Mun - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The World Trade Organisations 2004 Trade Policy Review of Singapore (WTO-TPR Singapore 2004) depicts the small and … trade. However, the WTO-TPR Singapore 2004 highlights several key areas of concerns : (a) the commitment to multilateral … raised in the WTOs TPR of Singapore in terms of its commitment to global trade in terms of WTO-plus bilateral FTAs, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363378
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Investment Provisions in Regional Trading Arrangements in Asia : Relevance, Emerging Trends, and Policy Implications
Kumar, Nagesh - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper summarizes the conceptual rationale for investment liberalization to fully exploit the potential of regional trading arrangements. It goes on to examine the treatment of investment in emerging FTAs/RTAs in the Asia-Pacific region and the specific investment provisions and their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363399
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RP-US FTA : Trade Remedies, Competition Policy and Government Procurement
Gatdula, Atty. Jeremy; Higuit, Ever; Madarang, Rafael - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper was designed to provide a policy guide in the formulation of the countrys position for RP-US FTA negotiations. After sieving through the relevant treaties and legislation in both the US and the Philippines, it was concluded that the implementation of treaty commitments in trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363416