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The relationship between services trade and government procurement commitments: Insights from relevant WTO agreements and recent RTAs

Anderson, Robert D.; Locatelli, Claudia; Müller, Anna … - 2014

To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This … addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements, particularly the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) and the General … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic …

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TBT provisions in Regional Trade Agreements: To what extent do they go beyond the WTO TBT Agreement?

Molina, Ana Cristina; Khoroshavina, Vira - 2015

This paper investigates whether TBT provisions included in RTAs differ from those under the WTO TBT Agreement, and, if they do, whether they entail broader commitments. Our analysis covers 238 RTAs, of which 171 include at least one provision, and focuses on the provisions on technical...

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Indisputably essential: The economics of dispute settlement institutions in trade agreements

Keck, Alexander; Schropp, Simon - 2007

Economic theory has made considerable progress in explaining why sovereign countries cooperate in trade. Central to most theories of trade cooperation are issues of self-enforcement: The threat of reprisal by an aggrieved party maintains the initial balance of concessions and prevents...

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Foreign banking: Do countries' WTO commitments match actual practices?

Barth, James R.; Marchetti, Juan A.; Nolle, Daniel E.; … - 2006

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (known as the GATS) is an important new element in the international framework that affects the regulation of every WTO Member's financial sector. However, except for a limited number of country-specific case studies, no attempt has been made to compare...

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Boosting trade finance in developing countries: What link with the WTO?

Auboin, Marc - 2007

The paper discusses the efforts deployed by various players, mainly multilateral financial institutions, regional development banks, export credit agencies, to mobilize greater flows of trade finance for developing countries, with a view to help them integrate in world trade. As an institution...

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Telecommunications services in Africa: The impact of multilateral commitments and unilateral reform on sector performance and economic growth

Keck, Alexander; Djiofack-Zebaze, Calvin - 2006

This paper examines the impact of telecommunications liberalization in Africa on both sectoral performance and economic growth. Besides unilateral measures, we account for WTO commitments fostering the credibility of reforms. Actual regulatory quality plays a major role in bringing down prices...

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Determining "likeness" under the GATS: Squaring the circle?

Cossy, Mireille - 2006

The concept of like services and service suppliers used in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is still very much uncharted territory. The few dispute cases involving national treatment and most-favoured-nation treatment claims under the GATS are vague concerning the criteria which...

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Services trade liberalization at the regional level: Does Southern and Eastern Africa stand to gain from EPA negotiations?

Jansen, Marion - 2006

This paper discusses the opportunities and challenges for Southern and Eastern African ACP countries of services negotiations in the context of European Partnership Agreements. The paper provides an overview of existing flows in services from and to Southern and Eastern Africa, an overview that...

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Trade remedy provisions in regional trade agreements

Teh, Robert; Prusa, Thomas J.; Budetta, Michele - 2007

This paper maps and examines the provisions on anti-dumping, countervailing duties and safeguards in seventy-four regional trade agreements (RTAs). The RTAs vary in size, degree of integration, geographic region and the level of economic development of their members. The key policy concern of...

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Services liberalization in the new generation of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs): How much further than the GATS?

Roy, Martin; Marchetti, Juan; Lim, Hoe - 2006

This paper attempts to fill a gap in the trade literature by providing a comprehensive overview of services liberalization commitments in the new generation of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) as compared to prevailing GATS commitments and Doha Round offers. By developing a new database, the...

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