Im Dezember 2015 fand die 10. WTO-Ministerkonferenz in Nairobi statt. Nach Ansicht von Heribert Dieter, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, kann die Ministerkonferenz einen moderaten Erfolg vorweisen, da einige Beschlüsse gefasst und eine offene Konfrontation vermieden wurden. Deutlich...

This paper discusses the issue whether developing countries forego chances in world manufactured markets by protecting intermediate services against market entry of new suppliers. By scanning the empirical literature on effective rates of protection (ERP), the evidence is supportive. Yet, it...

This paper discusses the issue whether developing countries forego chances in world manufactured markets by protecting intermediate services against market entry of new suppliers. By scanning the empirical literature on effective rates of protection (ERP), the evidence is supportive. Yet, it...

While the EU is a customs union in merchandise trade (goods), it has not yet reached this stage of integration in service trade. Trade policies between individual Member States and non-Member States vary in services. Given the remaining national sovereignties in regulating service trade against...