The negotiations on trade in services at the WTO have so far produced little liberalization beyond levels unilaterally …

There is growing clamor in industrial countries for additional border taxes on imports from countries with lower carbon … prices. A key factor affecting the impact of these taxes is whether they are based on the carbon content of imports or the … merchandise imports would address competitiveness and environmental concerns in high income countries but with serious …

Every major regional trade agreement now has a services dimension. Is trade in services so different that we need to …

As each new round of multilateral trade negotiations approaches, there is a demand for a negotiating rule that would …

imports from countries with lower carbon prices. A key factor affecting the impact of any border taxes is whether they are … based on the carbon content of imports or the carbon content of domestic production. Our quantitative estimates suggest that … the former action when applied to all merchandise imports would address competitiveness and environmental concerns in high …

There is limited trade in health services despite big differences in the price of health care across countries. Whether … health insurance contracts, the gains from trade are not fully internalized by the consumer. The result is a strong quot … health care can enhance the scope for trade …

export subsidies in the industrial countries and sharply reduce the scope for distorting domestic support—by 70 per cent in … technologies that can help mitigate global warming. An agreement to facilitate trade by cutting red tape will further expand trade … their ability to take advantage of new opportunities will be enhanced by the Doha-related “aid for trade” initiative …

Trade and investment in services is inhibited by a range of policy restrictions, but the best offers so far in the Doha … services trade and regulatory reform. The first is for governments to create mechanisms ('services knowledge platforms') to … bring together regulators, trade officials and stakeholders to discuss services regulatory reform. Such mechanisms could …