This working paper introduces the concept of Trade in Value Added (TiVA) and presents an initial analysis of TiVA for … selected regional ESCAP economies. The paper introduces Global Value Chains (GVCs) and issues for the measurement of trade … input-output tables (IOTs) and TiVA analysis, and availability of data in the Asia-Pacific region. The paper concludes with …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …

We assess the literature on public and private quality standards and their impact in food markets, international trade …, and global supply chains. We focus on their effects on welfare, trade, industrial organization, and labor markets and with … impediment against trade and development, reflecting the complexity of these effects and their specificity to industries and …

most determinant variables for defining Trade in Value Added (TiVA) clusters. The level of economic development remains a …

and trade policy characteristics. In the process, it defines clusters of countries according to the multi …-dimensional criteria defined by value-added, economic and trade policy indicators. A second set of results refers to the relationships …

major challenge: how to ensure the effective management of international economic interdependence. Trade, growth, good … of trade. Two issues stand out in this conversation. The first concerns the unfinished business of the global fight …st century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity – trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO …

since the early 1990s. In areas such as trade, investment, labor markets, technology, and policy coordination, regional … underpinned will contribute to growth across the developing world. Governments in developing countries of the Asia and Pacific …

countries that contain developing country labor content. We demonstrate that this pattern of offshoring can harbor a pro-trade … implications on countries’ (i) incentive to violate trade agreements, and (ii) ability to leverage the dispute settlement … tariffs to punish trade agreement violators …

The empirical relationship between trade protection and economic growth is surprisingly fragile, as shown in a number … relationship between trade barriers and growth is contingent on measures of comparative advantage. The findings suggest that these …