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Trade Policy Substitution : Theory and Evidence from Specific Trade Concerns
World Trade Organization - 2014
We investigate to what extent the probability that a Specific Trade Concern (STC) is raised in the WTO against a Member in a given sector is affected by past reductions in applied tariffs. Employing an identification strategy based on “new measures”, we find evidence of a substitution of...
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Has the Multilateral Hong Kong Ministerial Decision on Duty Free Quota Free Market Access Provided a Breakthrough in the Least-Developed Countries' Export Performance?
World Trade Organization - 2016
a positive effect on LDCs' performance on merchandise exports, with this average positive effect being solely driven by … a positive effect on LDCs' export performance on primary products; the average effect on manufacturing exports has been …, as well as on the components of the latter, namely both primary product exports and manufacturing exports. However, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012883255
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Expect the Unexpected? LDC GATS Commitments as Internationally Credible Policy Indicators? The Example of Mali
World Trade Organization - 2011
There is a stark contrast between the ambitious investment promotion efforts of many least developed countries (LDCs) and their often minimal commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Service (GATS). At a time of urgent need to address domestic infrastructure and investment gaps, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012883520
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The Development of Trade Policies in the Asia and Pacific Region Over the Past 30 Years Since 1989
World Trade Organization - 2020
This paper reviews the main developments of trade and related policies and measures in the Asia and Pacific region during the 30 years since establishment, in 1989, of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). The objectives of the TPRM include facilitating the smooth functioning of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012884389
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Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead for the WTO Trade Monitoring Exercise
World Trade Organization - 2020
A little over a decade has passed since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008. Shortly after the collapse of the Lehman Brothers investment bank, an internal Secretariat Task Force was established by the WTO Director-General to monitor the trade-related developments associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012884406
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The evolution of services trade policy since the great recession
World Trade Organization - 2020
Are changes in services markets provoking reform, restrictions, or inertia? To address this question, we draw upon a new World Bank-WTO Services Trade Policy Database (STPD) to analyse the services trade policies of 68 economies in 23 subsectors across five broad areas—financial services,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012884408
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An Economic Analysis of the US-China Trade Conflict
World Trade Organization - 2020
This paper provides an economic analysis of the trade conflict between the US and China, providing an overview of the tariff increases, a discussion of the background of the trade conflict, and an analysis of the economic effects of the trade conflict, based both on empirics (ex post analysis)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012884411
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International Trade in Travel and Tourism Services : Economic Impact and Policy Responses during the COVID-19 Crisis
World Trade Organization - 2020
In this paper, we investigate tourism-related policy approaches that WTO member countries adopted in the early weeks of the COVID-19 crisis. We highlight the need for stakeholders to coordinate their responses in order to mitigate the negative crisis effects and better prepare the sector for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882830
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The Role of WTO Committees through the Lens of Specific Trade Concerns Raised in the TBT Committee
World Trade Organization - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882831
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Reducing Trade Costs in LDCs: The Role of Aid for Trade
World Trade Organization - 2016
, cumbersome border procedures and compliance with non-tariff measures for merchandise exports. In the case of LDC services exports …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012883254