discussions of "trade concerns" within the Goods Council, its subsidiary bodies, as well as the General Council. These discussions … are pivotal for the governance of international trade and are key in resolving trade frictions among WTO Members, going … beyond the conventional realms of diplomatic negotiation and legal adjudication. By scrutinizing trade concerns deliberated …

This paper explores the dynamic relationships between foreign direct investment (FDI), international trade, and … of investment and trade policies, pointing out the impact of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) on trade flows and the … increasing inclusion of investment provisions in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs). Third, examining global FDI trends, it shows …

sectors and 86 economies, in a gravity equation, estimated with the balance of payments services trade. We take into account … domestic services trade to identify the impact of the importer-specific SDR Index by interacting the SDR Index with a border … SDR Index in a series of regressions pooled across all sectors, accounting for other determinants of services trade …

Technology transfer is deeply embedded in the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights … pharmaceuticals; intellectual property; business, trade and finance; and education and social sciences. The paper also reports on a …

The urgency to tackle climate change has placed sustainable development at the centre of recent trade related … narratives. With trade being considered as means to achieve sustainable development goals, one issue to be addressed is how to … adjust trade negotiations which used to be the main approach to pursuing market opening. In this context, this paper examines …