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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 - Manuscript date: 24 October, 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 …:2); (ii) "multilateralization" of the GPA; (iii) the reactivation of work in the (currently inactive) WTO Working Group …
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The case for creating a Working Party on the Functioning of the WTO
Pedersen, Peter N. - 2011 - Manuscript date: 25 October 2011
ready for a broad discussion of institutional and systemic challenges facing the multilateral trading system. -- GATT/WTO …Since the conclusion of the Uruguay Round in 1994 and the creation of the WTO in 1995, the functioning of the … few important initiatives on transparency and decision-making, most contributions on the functioning of the WTO have been …
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Thoughts on how trade, and WTO rules, can contribute to the post-2015 development agenda
Roberts, Michael - 2014 - Manuscript date: 13 June 2014
Organization (WTO). With the aim of stimulating discussion, this paper asks the question of how trade, and WTO rules, can … contribute to the post-2015 development agenda? In reply, the author offers some thoughts on 10 contributions that trade, and WTO …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010362167
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TBT and Trade Facilitation Agreements : leveraging linkages to reduce trade costs
Ayral, Serra - 2016 - Manuscript date: 01 June 2016
Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), adopted by WTO Members in 2014, seeks to expedite the movement, release and clearance of … World Trade Report. At the same time, many WTO Agreements already contain provisions aimed at facilitating trade procedures … WTO Agreements such as the SPS Agreement) will be crucial for effective implementation. It will also contribute to more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011482193
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Intellectual property provisions in regional trade agreements : revision and update
Valdes, Raymundo M.; McCann, Maegan - 2014 - Manuscript date: 24 June 2014
. The paper assembles detailed information about the IP provisions contained in active RTAs notified to the WTO. The goal … was to expand beyond the more commonly studied RTAs, to review the full array of agreements notified to the WTO and thus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010407509
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A new look at the extensive trade margin effects of trade facilitation
Beverelli, Cosimo; Neumüller, Simon; Teh, Robert - 2014 - Manuscript date: 13 October 2014
Indicators - which closely reflect the Trade Facilitation Agreement negotiated at the Bali WTO Ministerial Conference of December …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010417170
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Trade policy substitution : theory and evidence from Specific Trade Concerns
Beverelli, Cosimo; Boffa, Mauro; Keck, Alexander - 2014 - Manuscript date: 29 October 2014
We investigate to what extent the probability that a Specific Trade Concern (STC) is raised in the WTO against a Member …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419803
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Infrastructure provision and Africa's trade and development prospects : potential role and relevance of The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
Niggli, Nicholas C.; Osei-Lah, Kodjo - 2014 - Manuscript date: 30 October, 2014
century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010426539
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Infrastructure and trade
Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Piermartini, Roberta - 2004 - Manuscript date: August 2004
This paper explores the role that quality of infrastructure has on a country's trade performance, estimating a gravity model that incorporates bilateral tariffs and a number of indicators for the quality of infrastructure. The paper looks at the impact of the quality of infrastructure (road,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010205559
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The GATS turns ten : a preliminary stocktaking
Adlung, Rudolf - 2004 - Manuscript date: August 2004
than under the GATT to depart from common horizontal obligations, in particular the MFN principle; they are able to adjust … 'old' Members and countries negotiating their accession to the WTO.) Given the broad reach of of the Agreement in terms of … across a reasonably broad range of service sectors. Vested interests may find it far easier than under the GATT to defend …
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