This study argues that trade policies regarding financial services are an important—but often neglected—determinant of … capital flows and financial sector stability. Financial services trade liberalisation which promotes the use of a broad … services trade restrictiveness three times as high (= less favourable for financial stability) as countries without a crisis …

“Investing in Skills for Inclusive Trade”, co-published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International … Labour Office (ILO), focuses on the linkages between trade and skills and between trade and skills development policies. The … publication argues that in the fast-changing context of globalization, where technology and trade relations evolve rapidly, the …

Asia’s economic success over the past four decades has been built on a strategy of export promotion coupled with trade … markets and firms have adjusted to trade opening. Written by leading trade economists with expertise in the region, the … publication shows that trade opening has led to a more efficient allocation of capital and labor, but this has been accompanied by …

Asia’s economic success over the past four decades has been built on a strategy of export promotion coupled with trade … markets and firms have adjusted to trade opening. Written by leading trade economists with expertise in the region, the … publication shows that trade opening has led to a more efficient allocation of capital and labor, but this has been accompanied by …

This paper analyses the results of the financial services negotiations under the General Agreement on Trade in Services … (GATS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It shows that the negotiations have contributed to more stable and transparent …