This paper studies the under-explored yet critical role of WTO's regular bodies, particularly focusing on the … are pivotal for the governance of international trade and are key in resolving trade frictions among WTO Members, going … position within the WTO structure, above the technical bodies and below its most political body, which has enabled it to become …

Regulation (SDR). We proceed in three steps. First, we include the WTO SDR Index, a binary score of SDR implementation in 23 … similar to earlier OECD estimates of the trade cost reduction of the SDR of about $150 Bn. Third, the WTO Global Trade Model …

Technology transfer is deeply embedded in the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights …-developed country (LDC) Members in order to enable them to create a sound and viable technological base. This paper summarizes the WTO …