Services play a more important role in trade and employment in the United Kingdom than in most other OECD countries …. The UK services sector is supported by an open and transparent trade regime, policies that support competition and …, certain barriers to services trade remain. This report sheds light on the role of services trade in the UK economy, describing …

While services account for almost 80% of GDP in the United States and a growing share of global trade, regulatory … barriers to services trade around the world are still high. Using a hypothetical liberalisation scenario, this paper assesses … the potential reduction of trade costs that could be achieved in 17 US services sectors. The analysis relies on the OECD …

trade liberalisation. This paper uses the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and National Treasury (NT) firm-level panel … to assess the response of South African firms to trade policy changes and demand shocks in destination markets between … firm level. Also, trade liberalisation policies in the destination country positively affect the number of exported goods …

draws global trade and specialisation scenarios up to 2060, taking into account international spillovers. The paper … highlights that comparative advantage in terms of factor endowments matters for trade specialisation, although framework and … trade policies also play a role. For instance, tariffs on intermediate inputs are found to adversely affect trade with this …

Services are an important part of global economic activity and of international trade. Nevertheless, compared to its … manufacturers. This paper analyses how Thailand can seize the opportunity of growing international trade in services. It points out …, Thailand can benefit more from service-oriented Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs). Moreover, eliminating FDI restrictions …

This paper provides estimates of the potential trade effects on exports and production at the sectoral level as well as … regarding the final Brexit deal between the EU and the UK, this paper assumes a worst case outcome where trade relations are … governed by World Trade Organization (WTO) most favoured nation (MFN) rules. In doing so, it provides something close to an …

Ireland of an exit of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), focusing on trade and FDI channels. Owing to the … high uncertainty regarding the final trade agreement between the negotiating parties, the choice has been made to assume a … worst-case outcome where trade relations between the United Kingdom and EU are governed by World Trade Organization (WTO …

, including host country policies and bilateral factors, including trade, investment and tax agreements. The findings confirm that … policy and economic factors, including labour costs and international trade agreements, influence the divestment decision, on …