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The development of trade policies in the Asia and Pacific region over the past 30 years since 1989
Hayafuji, Masahiro - 2020
This paper reviews the main developments of trade and related policies and measures in the Asia and Pacific region during the 30 years since establishment, in 1989, of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). The objectives of the TPRM include facilitating the smooth functioning of the...
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Digital trade integration in preferential trade agreements
Mitchell, Andrew D.; Mishra, Neha - 2020
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012216810
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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 paper examines the systemic and other ramifications of this exclusion, from both an economic and a legal point of view. In addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435382
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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
Two issues stand out in this conversation. The first concerns the unfinished business of the global fight against the scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic performance - affordable and efficient public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435379
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Assessment of Competitiveness and Logistics Infrastructure of the Philippine Garments Industry
Rodolfo, Maria Cherry Lyn S.; Antonio, Emilio T. - 2006
The paper discusses the state of the Philippine garments industry, with specific focus on its competitiveness and logistics infrastructure, and how the industry can make use of the prospective Free Trade Agreement with the US. With the signing of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing on January...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429826
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The Free Rider Effect and Market Power in Trade Agreements
Wong, Woan Foong - 2023
Regional trade agreements have proliferated in the past two decades while multilateral trade negotiations have stalled. Both these agreements are governed by the WTO and have to abide by the non-discriminatory (Most-Favored Nation, MFN) clause to varying degrees-regional agreements to a lesser...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469832
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Ambiguous Protection
Gründler, Klaus; Hillman, Arye L. - 2021
Import regulations are globally the most prevalent form of intervention in international trade. The regulations should, under rules of the WTO, protect consumers and the environment but can be used to protect producers. We investigate the ambiguity of intent. We set out a model that when applied...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012493034
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The Life-Cycle Dynamics of Exporters and Multinational Firms
Gumpert, Anna; Moxnes, Andreas; Ramondo, Natalia; … - 2017
This paper studies the life-cycle dynamics of exporters and multinational enterprises (MNEs). We present a dynamic …-concentration tradeoff. We show that the option of performing MNE activities in the model produces life-cycle patterns for exporters that … exporters, in the model with MNEs than in the model without MNEs. We also show that the model is largely consistent with a set …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011932920
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The Life-Cycle Dynamics of Exporters and Multinational Firms
Gumpert, Anna; Moxnes, Andreas; Ramondo, Natalia; … - 2017
This paper studies the life-cycle dynamics of exporters and multinational enterprises (MNEs). We present a dynamic …-concentration tradeoff. We show that the option of performing MNE activities in the model produces life-cycle patterns for exporters that … exporters, in the model with MNEs than in the model without MNEs. We also show that the model is largely consistent with a set …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777623
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If the US-China trade war is here to stay, what are the risks and opportunities for other GVC economies outside the war zone?
Romao, Pedro; Lobo, Richard S. - 2021
Over the last three years, trade tensions between the United States (US) and China have transformed a fairly open bilateral trading environment into a rather protectionist one. The new administration of the United States has maintained most of the bilateral tariffs and non-tariff barriers put in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012632174