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North-South Standards Harmonization and International Trade

Cadot, Olivier; Disdier, Anne-Célia; Fontagné, Lionel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Recent years have seen a surge in regional trade agreements (RTAs) and the development of non-tariff measures (NTMs). As a consequence, a growing number of RTAs include provisions on NTMs. This paper investigates the effect of standards-harmonization clauses contained in many North-South...

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Trade Agreements and Enforcement: Evidence from WTO Dispute Settlement

Bown, Chad P.; Reynolds, Kara M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

theory guides our empirical assessment. We use instrumental variables to estimate the model on trade volume outcomes from WTO …

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The Burden of Proof in National Treatment Disputes and the Environment

Horn, Henrik - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

This paper examines the role of the burden of proof (BoP) in National Treatment (NT) disputes under trade agreements. In the situation under study, imports may cause environmental damage, in which case less favorable treatment of imported products may be globally desirable from an international...

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Did WTO rules restrain protectionism during the recent systemic crisis?

Evenett, Simon J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

This paper challenges the contention that WTO rules had much impact on state behaviour during the recent global … crisis, as well as on certain, often overlooked features of WTO obligations are used to support a conclusion that the WTO … rules altered at most the composition of crisis-era protectionism. As to the quantum of protectionism, it is unclear how WTO …

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Optimal Tariffs: The Evidence

Broda, Christian; Limão, Nuno; Weinstein, David E. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

The theoretical debate over whether countries can and should set tariffs in response to export elasticities goes back over a century to the writings of Edgeworth (1894) and Bickerdike (1907). Despite the optimal tariff argument's centrality in debates over trade policy, there exists no evidence...

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What Can Researchers Learn from the Suspension of the Doha Round Negotiations in 2006?

Evenett, Simon J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

The Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations was suspended for almost six months in 2006. The purpose of this paper is to ask what scholars can learn about the political economy of reciprocal trade liberalisation from this suspension. Specifically, four potential explanations for this...

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Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion?

Amiti, Mary; Romalis, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper assesses the effects of reducing tariffs under the Doha Round on market access for developing countries. It shows that for many developing countries, actual preferential access is less generous than it appears because of low product coverage or complex rules of origin. Thus lowering...

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Dismantling Discrimination Against Developing Countries: Access, Rules and Differential Treatment

Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

access opportunities and WTO disciplines are briefly summarized. Some of these reflect good intentions towards developing …

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Is The Use Of The WTO Dispute Settlement System Biased?

Horn, Henrik; Mavroidis, Petros C; Nordström, Håkan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

The larger trading nations have been the main users of the WTO Dispute Settlement system during its first four years of …

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Developing Countries and Enforcement of Trade Agreements: Why Dispute Settlement Is Not Enough

Bown, Chad P.; Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Poor countries are rarely challenged in formal WTO trade disputes for failing to live up to commitments, reducing the …. Given the weak incentives to enforce WTO rules and disciplines against small and poor members, bolstering the transparency … function of the WTO is important to make trade agreements more relevant to trade constituencies in developing countries. While …

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