This report examines services schedules of commitments in 56 regional trade agreements (RTAs) where an OECD country is … commitments at the level of the 155 sub-sectors of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Sectoral Classification List … average RTAs in services go beyond GATS with commitments in about 72% of sub-sectors, among which 42% correspond to …

This report shows how more open markets in goods and services can contribute to creating jobs and increase incomes …. Reducing tariffs and non-tariff barriers can help in the short run where the economic crisis has led to significant involuntary … and from productivity growth. Reducing barriers to foreign direct investment in services is found to particularly increase …

(SMEs) in manufacturing and across different types of services. The study explores the extent to which binding constraints … faced by SMEs producing goods may differ from small firms operating in services sectors and takes stock of how existing … performance of SMEs in manufacturing, it is an ambiguous predictor of export performance in the case of small-sized services firms …

This study analyses the role that services trade liberalisation could play in fostering tourism growth in developing … be established with many different sectors, most of which are other services. Trade and investment liberalisation at the …

This paper applies the most advanced methodologies for measuring services barriers to calculate the restrictiveness and … the impact of services barriers in selected transition economies, i.e. the Baltic States, and eight South Eastern European … Baltic countries record the highest liberalisation scores for both telecommunications and banking services making their …

This study forms part of on-going OECD work on trade in services, in co-operation with UNCTAD, aimed at assisting WTO … gaining a greater insight into the particular issues of importance in the environmental services sector and how they might be … of liberalisation of environmental services, which may lead to significant economic and environmental benefits for all …

Services are the main drivers of economic growth in OECD countries and they are becoming increasingly innovative. This … study analyses the role of open services markets in the transfer and diffusion of technology from developed countries to … developing countries. It first explores how trade in services increases exposure to foreign technologies. The four modes of …

This study analyses the complex relationship between manufacturing FDI and trade in services. An examination of how …—and the increased use of traded services in the fragmentation process—in four different manufacturing value chains (apparel … examining the relationship between the liberalisation of services and manufacturing FDI are included. Finally, the study …

Trade in Services (GATS). In particular, the report explores how the degree of flexibility afforded to all Members under the … presented, both in terms of market access in sectors of export interest to developing countries and services-related technical …

This study presents an exploratory analysis of export subsidies in the services field. It draws from a variety of … accurate measures of the extent and effects of export subsidies for services, provides evidence that these measures are used by … many countries in the developed and developing worlds to support a wide range of services sectors. The analysis also …