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Special Agricultural Safeguards : Virtual Benefits and Real Costs-Lessons for the Doha Round
Hallaert, Jean-Jacques - 2005
In the Doha Round, negotiators are discussing the elimination or continuation of the special agricultural safeguards introduced by the Uruguay Round as well as the creation of special safeguard mechanism for use by developing countries. This paper argues that, in violation of the spirit of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400731
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Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion?
Romalis, John - 2006
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404247
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Integration of Eastern Europe Into the World Trading System
Junz, Helen B. - 1991
The sheer size of mandated trade among members of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA), and its composition and quality, means that its reorientation toward other markets entails a whole complex of structural adjustment policies. To be successful, policy reform must be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396289
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Trade Policy in Financial Services
McDonald, Bradley J. - 2000
This paper reviews the economics of trade policy in financial services, highlighting differences between trade across borders and through commercial presence. Trade liberalization could complement other financial reforms by enhancing the efficiency, quality, and variety of financial services and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399959
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China : International Trade and WTO Accession
Blancher, Nicolas R. - 2004
China''s increasing integration with the global economy has contributed to sustained growth in international trade. Its … China''s imports from all regions-especially Asia, where China plays an increasingly central role in regional specialization …. Tariff reforms have been implemented in China since the 1980s; and, with its recent WTO accession, China has committed itself …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404079
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Border carbon adjustments : rationale, design and impact
Keen, Michael; Parry, Ian W. H.; Roaf, James - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012796713
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Liberalization of Trade in Financial Services and Financial Sector Stability (Empirical Approach)
Kireyev, Alexei - 2002
The paper explores empirically the links between the WTO-driven liberalization of trade in financial services and the stability of national financial systems. Econometric testing of indicators intended to proxy financial sector stability-subdivided into exchange rate and banking sector...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399570
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Investment Implications of Selected WTO Agreements and the Proposed Multilateral Agreementon Investment
Vocke, Matthias - 1997
treatment of investment in international law. Most contributions to the multilateral investment framework derive from the World …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399606
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Implications of the Uruguay Round for Kenya
Chandha, Rupa - 1996
This paper studies the implications of the Uruguay Round for Kenya’s own trade regime and its external trading environment. The analysis indicates that Kenya did not undertake significant liberalization commitments under the Uruguay Round. There are however, several effects on Kenya’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396154
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Trade Policy and Macroeconomic Balance in the World Economy
International Monetary Fund - 1988
The paper explores the relationship between trade policy and current accounts. The effect on the current account of a change in protection at home and then abroad is analyzed, assuming that the exchange rate floats. The “savings-and-investment approach” is used. It shows that there is no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396105