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Trade policy uncertainty and the WTO
Groppo, Valeria; Piermartini, Roberta - 2014 - Manuscript date: 19 December 2014
Do WTO commitments reduce the risk of trade policy reversals? To address this question, we rely on the theoretical … tariff increase. We then study how WTO tariff commitments affect this probability. We estimate our model using a database of … results show that WTO commitments significantly reduce the probability of a tariff increase, even when the bound tariff is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462834
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Trade policy uncertainty and the WTO
Groppo, Valeria; Piermartini, Roberta - 2014
Do WTO commitments reduce the risk of trade policy reversals? To address this question, we rely on the theoretical … tariff increase. We then study how WTO tariff commitments affect this probability. We estimate our model using a database of … results show that WTO commitments significantly reduce the probability of a tariff increase, even when the bound tariff is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010462864
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As relações comerciais entre Brasil e Estados Unidos no período 2000-2014
Lima, Uallace Moreira - 2019
The objective of this paper is to analyze the trade flow between Brazil and the United States between 2000 and 2014, considering its evolution and analyzing indicators such as export and import tariffs, relative importance of bilateral trade, trade intensity index, concentration index, index of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052619
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On the effects of sanctions on trade and welfare : new evidence based on structural gravity and a new database
Felbermayr, Gabriel; Syropoulos, Constantinos; Yalçin, … - 2019
Using a new, global data base covering the years 1950 to 2015, we study the impact of sanctions on international trade and welfare. We make use of the rich dimensionality of our data and of the latest developments in the structural gravity literature. Starting with a broad evaluation by sanction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012020082
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Black cat, white cat : lessons to be learned from ASEAN
Lowitt, Sandy - 2019
There is general agreement at present that the Southern African Development Community needs to re-imagine itself and breathe new life into its somewhat moribund structure. The European Union is often presented as the textbook example to be followed by other regional associations - a rules-based,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011987099
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Do trade facilitation provisions in regional trade agreements matter? : impact on trade costs and multilateral spillovers
Duval, Yann; Neufeld, Nora; Utoktham, Chorthip - 2016
The scope and depth of bilateral and regional preferential trade agreements (RTAs) negotiated over the past 15 years has expanded beyond traditional market access and preferential tariffs to include provisions on a wide range of issues, including trade facilitation. This study is a first attempt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011567449
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Changing fortunes: long-termism - G-Zero, artificial intelligence and debt
Poloz, Stephen S. - 2019
This paper looks at the implications for monetary policy of the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, which is sometimes called the "fourth industrial revolution". The paper reviews experiences from the previous three industrial revolutions, developing a template...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012145316
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Restoring the Asian Silk Route : toward an integrated Asia
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath; De, Prabir - 2009
Until the 13th century, the ancient Silk Route of Asia was the world's most important cross-border artery, at a time when Asia was a major trade and economic center of the world. The "Silk Road" refers to an extensive pan-Asia interconnected network of trade routes across the Asian continent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003855524
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WTO rules and practices for transparency and engagement with civil society organizations
Perez-Esteve, Maria - 2012 - Manuscript date: 26 July 2012
In a rapidly changing trade environment, marked by economic slowdown and impasse in the Doha Round, the success of the WTO in promoting and legitimizing the rules-based multilateral trading system rests, to a large extent, on maintaining effective relations with civil society, including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009622347
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The case for creating a Working Party on the Functioning of the WTO
Pedersen, Peter N. - 2011 - Manuscript date: 25 October 2011
Since the conclusion of the Uruguay Round in 1994 and the creation of the WTO in 1995, the functioning of the multilateral trading system has been the focus of a considerable number of articles, proposals and debates. With the exception of a few important initiatives on transparency and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009376109