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The Role of Services for Competitiveness in Manufacturing
Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Kim, Yunhee - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2013
This study analyses the relationships between competitiveness in manufacturing and the quality of key supporting services. Three indicators of competitiveness are considered: the degree of product differentiation, unit prices obtained in export markets and the duration of trade. The density of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277113
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Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI): Telecommunication Services
Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Grosso, Massimo Geloso; … - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2014
This paper presents the services trade restrictiveness indices (STRIs) for telecommunications. The STRIs are composite … telecommunications and captures regulations in force in 2013. The scores range between 0.06 and 0.61, with a sample average of 0 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277115
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Technical Barriers to Trade: Evaluating the Trade Effects of Supplier's Declaration of Conformity
Fliess, Barbara; Gonzales, Frédéric; Schonfeld, Raymond - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2008
medical devices, telecommunications equipment and machinery sectors. The paper explains the rationale for using SDOC, expected … telecommunications equipment and low-risk medical devices, whereas the results for machinery are ambiguous. The most striking increases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962794
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Services Barriers and their Economic Impact: Examples of Banking and Telecommunications Services in Selected Transition Economies
Dihel, Nora; Kalinova, Blanka - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2004
(SEE) countries (for telecommunications and banking) and Russia (for telecommunications). Among the selected countries, the … Baltic countries record the highest liberalisation scores for both telecommunications and banking services making their … stability and structural reform. The telecommunications estimates put Russia in an intermediate position between the results for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962818
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China's Trade and Growth: Impact on Selected OECD Countries
Greene, Malory; Dihel, Nora; Kowalski, Przemyslaw; … - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2006
This paper examines China's emergence as a global player in international markets over the last few decades. It provides an overview of China's trade policy environment following the country's process of market opening and joining the WTO. The report analyses China’s role in international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962826
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The Impact of Pro-Competitive Reforms on Trade in Developing Countries
Miroudot, Sébastien; Pinali, Enrico; Sauter, Nicolas - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2007
This report proposes an analysis of the mutually reinforcing relationship between trade, investment and competition policies and how together they impact trade in developing countries. An index of pro-competitive reforms is provided for 82 countries over the period 2001-2005. The index...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962878
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Modal Estimates of Services Barriers
Dihel, Nora; Shepherd, Ben - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2007
This paper presents improved approaches to measurement of services barriers by using alternative weighting methods and improved econometric specifications; the data include barriers affecting each mode of services supply and additional sector-specific regulatory variables. We provide an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962889