of data submitted by Japan and Switzerland to the WTO's Committee on Government Procurement. Using several metrics, the … awarded to foreign firms would have been more than 15 times higher in the case of Japan and nearly 68 times more in the case … of Switzerland. We also find that for the same services categories, the Japanese government is not purchasing as much …

’ buying decisions. Using self-assembled and hitherto unexplored data on government procurement submitted by Japan and … Switzerland to the WTO, we study the determinants of foreign public procurement over the period 1990-2003. In doing so, we make a …

, Osaka, Japan. We first show that sporadic bidding wars are caused by the participation of potential “outsiders.” Assuming …

, Osaka, Japan. We first show that sporadic bidding wars are caused by the participation ofpotential outsiders. Assuming that …

In this paper, we examine the role of export promotion agencies (EPAs) in promoting exports from Japan and Korea …

- the EU, U.S. and Japan - in the most recent period. Our paper aims to address these new deals, as illustrated by the … current negotiations for a deep and comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Japan launched in March 2013 …

In March 2013, the EU and Japan launched negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA). The EU also … announced starting of similar negotiations with the United States. Japan decided to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership under … significance of the EU-Japan FTA. It first discusses the new FTA from a broader perspective, focusing on the difficulties and …