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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 …
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hurricane season in 2005. We provide evidence that Chinese processing manufacturers with tight trade linkages to the United …
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The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) is a plurilateral Agreement, meaning that it comprises only a subset of the full Membership of the WTO. Currently, a number of WTO Members that are not Parties to the Agreement either are actively seeking accession to it, have commitments to...
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developing countries and especially the least developed among them secure a share in the growth in international trade … diversify production, linking to the Global Value Chains and developing adequate infra-structures facilitating digital trade as …
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We investigate to what extent the probability that a Specific Trade Concern (STC) is raised in the WTO against a Member … such “trade policy substitution” only occurs when the country maintaining the measure at issue is economically developed …
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This paper assesses the impact of the 2005 multilateral Hong Kong Ministerial decision on duty free quota free (DFQF) market access for products originating in Least developed countries (LDCs) on the latter's export performance. The analysis is conducted over a sample of 41 LDCs, with data...
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) and their often minimal commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Service (GATS). At a time of urgent need to … case study, due to the fact that trade and investment policies are clearly and consistently documented. …
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and customs procedures are in place. Changing trade patterns between USA and Mexico and China suggests that proximity and … Mexico's trade with USA is driven by vertical specialization than China's trade with USA. Nevertheless, China has caught up …This paper explores the impact of vertical specialization on world trade within the framework of the O-ring theory of …
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to trade barriers and infrastructure quality and cost of infrastructural services. The relative importance of trade … appears to be most sensitive to trade barriers and the density of the telecommunication network. This is also the case for the …
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This paper analyses how trade affects women's job opportunities and earnings through five case studies: Mauritius … between women's share in employment and imports. The correlation between women's share of employment and trade stems from … while import-competing industries tend to employ men. Trade liberalization is likely to create jobs for women and over time …
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