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Formulas for Success? Some Options for Market Access Negotiations

Francois, Joseph - EconWPA - 2002

Most of the large tariff reductions achieved in multilateral trade negotiations have involved the use of tariff-cutting formulas, such as the “Swiss” formula. But the wide variations in initial tariff rates between active participants may create a demand for new approaches in the Doha...

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AGRO-FOOD PRODUCTS AND TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE: A SURVEY OF ISSUES AND CONCERNS RAISED IN THE WTO'S TBT COMMITTEE

Walkenhorst, Peter - EconWPA - 2004

This study presents a survey of issues and concerns raised in the WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, with … effects are identified. The document complements an earlier study on activities related to the WTO's SPS Committee. …

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Chinese Regionalism

Killion, M. Ulric - EconWPA - 2005

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Agricultural Protectionism: Debt Problems and the Doha Round

Nogues, Julio J. - EconWPA - 2005

direct relationship with the WTO Marrakech Agreement of establishing coherence between international trade and financial …

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Western Institution Building:The War, Hayek’s Cosmos and the WTO

Killion, M. Ulric - EconWPA - 2005

Despite the shortcomings of Hayek’s spontaneous order, there is a positive side, perhaps even a positive feedback. Hayek left us with a “what if” question and returns us to that initial opening of Pandora’s Box, or perhaps the initial onset of neo-realism, neo-liberalism,...

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Modelling Possible Impacts of GM Crops on Australian Trade

Stone, Susan; Matysek, Anna; Dolling, Andrew - EconWPA - 2003

This paper looks at the impact on Australia’s trade in crops (non-wheat grains and oilseeds) where GM technology has been introduced. The model includes assumptions about the productivity gains of GM crops, possible consumer responses and regulatory costs for Australia and its major trading...

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El Sistema Generalizado de Preferencias: las razones de una frustración (Generalized System of Preferences: The Reasons for the Frustration)

Martín, Iván - EconWPA - 2003

Trade preferences towards developing countries do not seem to have been up to the expectations they created in the latter as a way to guarantee their access to markets in developed countries. In this article, I describe the main characteristics of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),...

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A Comprehensive Analysis of Economic Community in East Asia: Japan's Leadership in the Regional Development on both Economic and Financial Sides

Kitagawa, Masaomi - EconWPA - 2005

cooperation in East Asia. However, it is practically impossible to decide either China or Japan is capable of taking the … of assessing its regional and bilateral measures consistent with the rules of the WTO, in particular, GATT Article XXIV …

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Liberalising Trade in Textiles and Clothing: A Survey of Quantitative Studies

Walkenhorst, Peter - EconWPA - 2004

There is a considerable body of analysis available that aims to quantify the economic and trade effects of textile and clothing market liberalisation. A number of analysts at national and international institutions have provided their assessments. Different tools and approaches have thereby been...

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Trade Policies in Central Asia after EU Enlargement and before Russian WTO accession: Regionalism and Integration into the world economy.

Pomfret, Richard - EconWPA - 2005

This paper analyses the choices between regionalism and multilateralism, and the impact of WTO membership on the five … Chinese and Russian WTO membership and the consequences of the current Central Asian applicants’ (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and … Uzbekistan) own WTO accession. During the1990s, many regional trade agreements were signed - arrangements both among the Central …

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