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Liberalising Network Infrastructure Services and the GATS

Grosso, Massimo Geloso - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2006

This study reviews key issues in liberalising network infrastructure services ? including telecommunications, postal … means that they are high on the list of development priorities in many countries. Enhanced trade and investment in network … the regulatory conduct of governments in some areas of network infrastructure services, particularly when specific …

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Recent Trends in Export Restrictions

Kim, Jeonghoi - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2010

Prices for commodities such as minerals and metals have increased significantly over the past few years. At the same time, there has also been an increase in restrictions on the export of raw materials which has led policy makers and business people to address free trade of raw materials. This...

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Case Studies of Costs and Benefits of Non-Tariff Measures: Cheese, Shrimp and Flowers

Tongeren, Frank van; Disdier, Anne-Célia; … - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2010

This report applies a cost-benefit analysis to quantify the economic effects of non-tariff measures in the agri-food sector. Three case studies are presented to demonstrate how such analysis can help identify least-cost solutions of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) designed to ensure that imported...

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The Costs and Challenges of Implementing Trade Facilitation Measures

Moïsé, Evdokia - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2013

This study provides data on the costs and challenges of implementing trade facilitation measures currently under negotiation in the WTO. It updates an earlier study undertaken in 2005, presenting data and insights from nine additional developing countries. The study confirms earlier findings...

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To What Extent Are High-Quality Logistics Services Trade Facilitating?

Korinek, Jane; Sourdin, Patricia - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2011

Trade logistics facilitate trade. Quality logistics services play an important role in facilitating the transportation of international trade in goods: inefficient logistics services impede trade by imposing an extra cost in terms of time as well as money. As developed nations shift from...

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Transparency Mechanisms and Non-Tariff Measures: Case Studies

Moïsé, Evdokia - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2011

Lack of regulatory transparency is a major and recurrent obstacle for businesses seeking to trade internationally. This study finds that transparency mechanisms applied at different stages of the design, finalisation and implementation of domestic regulation have allowed countries to reduce...

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Dynamic Gains from Trade: The Role of Intermediate Inputs and Equipment Imports

Stone, Susan; Shepherd, Ben - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2011

Dynamic gains from trade can be an important conduit for increased firm-level innovation and productivity, both key components of economic growth. This paper builds on previous research on the dynamic gains from trade by moving beyond a single country basis to examine impacts on firm-level...

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Regional Trade Agreements - Treatment of Agriculture

Fulponi, Linda; Shearer, Matthew; Almeida, Juliana - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2011

This study develops earlier OECD work on the treatment of agriculture in regional trade agreements for Latin America by extending the geographic coverage to Asia-Pacific and selected agreements in Africa. It covers over 50 regional trade agreements with respect to market access, subsidies, trade...

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The Political Economy of Services in Regional Trade Agreements

VanGrasstek, Craig - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2011

Do the services commitments that countries have made in their post-Uruguay Round regional trade agreements (RTAs) indicate the types of concessions that they would be willing to multilateralise in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)? While there are important legal and economic...

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Trade and Innovation: Pharmaceuticals

Kiriyama, Nobuo - Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation de … - 2011

Globalisation in the pharmaceuticals sector is entering a new phase. Many new drugs are marketed globally, and these revenues encourage further investment in research and development (R&D). The industry is undergoing substantial transition, with increased competition and downward pressure on...

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