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Since the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) program began in 1992, activities have expanded and flourished. The three economic corridors are composed of the East-West, North-South, and Southern; these are the most important parts of the flagship program. This article presents an evaluation of...
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This paper investigates the impact of standards on China¡¯s trade volume with the rest of the world and its bilateral … China¡¯s country specific voluntary standards promote China¡¯s foreign trade and the impact on exports is larger than on … imports. China¡¯s internationally harmonized voluntary standards have the strongest positive impact, especially on imports …
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There is a wide disparity of views on issues of international labor standards. Labor and social activists are concerned … about the increased imports from countries in which labor standards are ostensibly not enforced at a sufficiently high level …. The paper begins with the definition and scope of labor standards, then turns to theoretical aspects of the economic …
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In this paper we examine the incentives for governments to recognize the standards of foreign products. In the case of …
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-related environmental and labor standards. As pointed out by Anderson (1996) and Bhagwati (1996), these calls for action have been motivated …
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Community beyond 2015. Standards and conformance assessment measures, while seeking to ensure quality and safety of products for … towards standards harmonisation in the ASEAN priority sectors of integration and in bringing about regulatory convergence …
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two most active ASEAN countries in production networks (Thailand and Malaysia) and examines the effect of participating in …
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This paper analyzed how the main economies have used the antidumping measures (AD) after the Uruguay round, between 1995 and 2012. Therefore, some techniques were employed in order to reveal the main AD users and the trend, of using this instrument, associated to each one of them. We also tested...
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The growth of digital trade is dependant upon greater interconnectivity across borders. Several countries strive to achieve such interconnectivity and integration in digital trade through international trade agreements. Digital trade integration is a complex, multidimensional process that...
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This paper analyzes the connection between openness and economic performance in Switzerland. Considering different dimensions of openness, we show that the Swiss economy is classified as relatively open. Nevertheless, there still is potential to further increase international integration,...
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