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Advances in Negotiation Theory : Bargaining, Coalitions, and Fairness
Carraro, Carlo; Marchiori, Carmen; Sgobbi, Alessandra - 2012
). What factors determine the outcomes of such negotiations? What strategies can help reach an agreement? How should the … focusing on a noncooperative approach to negotiations, which is particularly relevant for the study of international … negotiations. By reviewing noncooperative bargaining theory, noncooperative coalition theory, and the theory of fair division, they …
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Applications of Negotiation Theory to Water Issues
Carraro, Carlo; Marchiori, Carmen; Sgobbi, Alessandra - 2012
include the important role noncooperative negotiations can play in cases where binding agreements cannot be signed; the value …
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The Impact of Regional Trade Agreements and Trade Facilitation in the Middle East North Africa Region
Dennis, Allen - 2012
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's trade performance over the past two decades has been disappointing. Efforts to boost trade through a plethora of regional trade agreements (RTAs) are underway. This study examines the potential contribution of regional trade agreements, as well as...
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Economic Implications of a Potential Free Trade Agreement between India and the United States
Fukase, Emiko; Martin, Will - 2015
This paper explores the economic implications of a potential free trade agreement between India and the United States. A series of simulations is conducted assuming 100 percent ad valorem equivalent tariff cuts for goods and 50 percent cuts for services. The overall impacts are likely to be...
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Rules of Origin in Services : A Case Study of Five ASEAN Countries
Fink, Carsten; Nikomborirak, Deunden - 2012
An important question in the design of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) covering services is to what extent nonmembers benefit from the trade preferences that are negotiated among members. This question is resolved through services rules of origin. The restrictiveness of rules...
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Rules of Origin and the Web of East Asian Free Trade Agreements
Manchin, Miriam; Pelkmans-Balaoing, Annette O. - 2012
The authors provide an overview of the preferential rules of origin in East Asia, highlighting the aspects that might possibly generate some trade-chilling effects. They review characteristics of existing preferential trade agreements with special emphasis on lessons from the European...
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Preferential Trading in South Asia
Baysan, Tercan; Panagariya, Arvind; Pitigala, Nihal - 2012
The authors examine the economic case for the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Agreement signed on January 6, 2004 by India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. They start with a detailed analysis of the preferential trading arrangements in South Asia to look at...
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Do Regional Trade Pacts Benefit the Poor? An Illustration from the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua
Bussolo, Maurizio; Niimi, Yoko - 2012
The main objective of this paper is to provide an ex-ante assessment of the poverty and income distribution impacts of the Central American Free Trade Area agreement on Nicaragua. The authors use a general equilibrium macro model to simulate trade reform scenarios and estimate their price...
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Rules of Origin for Preferential Trading Arrangements : Implications for the ASEAN Free Trade Area of EU and U.S. Experience
Cadot, Olivier; de Melo, Jaime; Portugal-P??rez, Alberto - 2012
With free trade areas (FTAs) under negotiation between Japan and the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) members and between the Republic of Korea and AFTA members, preferential market access will become more important in Asian regionalism. Protectionist pressures will likely increase through rules of...
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Trade Policy and Labor Services : Final Status Options for the West Bank and Gaza
Schiff, Maurice - 2013
The author considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza with respect to trade and the export of labor services. He concludes that: 1) Nondiscriminatory trade policy is unambiguously superior to a free trade agreement with Israel; 2) The West Bank and Gaza should pursue a...
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