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Climate change and trade policy interaction : implications of regionalism

Asselt, Harro van - 2017

This report investigates the implications of regionalism for the interaction between trade and climate policy. It examines the implications of regional climate governance for international trade and conversely the implications of regional trade governance for climate change action. Regional...

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Assessing implementation of environmental provisions in regional trade agreements

George, Clive; Yamaguchi, Shunta - 2018

This report assesses the progress of the implementation of environmental provisions in RTAs. It focuses on the extent to which governments have complied with the environmental commitments made in the trade agreements to which they are a Party. The report takes a two track approach. First, a...

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Multilateralismus oder Regionalismus? : Optionen für die Handelspolitik der Europäischen Union

Glania, Guido; Matthes, Jürgen - 2005

overlapping bilateral alliances increases transaction costs for world trade. Secondly, a race between major trading partners to … secure important markets for their goods and services could have a damaging impact world-wide. Finally, it can be argued that … such agreements are impeding the current round of world trade talks. The WTO should thus both tighten the rules for …

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Assessing the effectiveness of environmental provisions in regional trade agreements : an empirical analysis

Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2018

This report aims to test whether the inclusion of environmental provisions in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) has contributed to the improvement of environmental quality among the Parties to these agreements through empirical modelling and analysis. Three indicators are considered as a proxy...

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Competition policy, trade and the global economy : existing WTO elements, commitments in regional trade agreements, current challenges and issues for reflection

Anderson, Robert D.; Kovacic, William E.; Müller, Anna … - 2018 - Manuscript date: 21 October 2018

Competition policy, today, is an essential element of the legal and institutional framework for the global economy. Whereas decades ago, anti-competitive practices tended to be viewed mainly as a domestic phenomenon, most facets of competition law enforcement now have an important international...

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An oligopolistic theory of regional trade agreements

Soegaard, Christian - 2013

Why are trade agreements regional? I address this question in a model of oligopoly featuring product variety. Tariffs have the effect of manipulating a country's terms of trade and shifting profits towards the domestic market at the expense of foreign trade partners. Countries endogenously form...

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