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This paper estimates to what extent "green" crisis-era measures have an impact on the "climate-friendliness" of imports … decrease the likelihood that imports are sourced from a relatively more energy intensive origin. However, the results are not … an environmental degradation of imports. Moreover, supplier countries being "close" competitors to the interventionist …
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In a two-country international trade model with oligopolistic competition, we study the conditions on market structure and trade costs under which a merger policy designed to benefit domestic consumers is too tough or too lenient from the viewpoint of the foreign country. Calibrating the model...
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This paper analysis the application of AD measures by Brazil, India and China between 1995 and 2010 and exams the participation of these countries in the trade defense negotiations at the Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO). The paper proposes the hypothesis that different decision...
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Although the flows of international trade in services remain relatively concentrated in the European Union and the United States, a significant increase in emerging economies participation in them, particularly the BRICS, has been observed in recent years. According to IMF data, the average...
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Aid for Trade supports developing and least-developed countries in building their trade capacity and in increasing their exports by turning market access opportunities into market presence. It does so by addressing four key areas: trade policy & regulations; economic infrastructure; building...
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This paper looks at the various trade policies WTO Members have put into place to foster women's economic empowerment. The analysis below is based on the information provided by WTO Members as part of their Trade Policy Review (TPRs) process from 2014 to 2018. Reports from the WTO Secretariat,...
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In order to ensure transparency and to keep abreast of trade policies in support of sustainability, the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) mandated the WTO Secretariat to compile and collate all environment-related measures notified to WTO. The database also includes...
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The growth of digital trade is dependant upon greater interconnectivity across borders. Several countries strive to achieve such interconnectivity and integration in digital trade through international trade agreements. Digital trade integration is a complex, multidimensional process that...
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This paper uses new data from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its partners, including the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), to track the importance of trade within global value chains in East Asia and Latin America. The analysis shows that while value chain...
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different types of policy measures on services exports and imports, with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. It finds … that market-entry measures are important to both total services exports and imports in the region and bilateral trade flows …
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