. Dennoch sind durch eine Liberalisierung des Dienstleistungsverkehrs in der EU signifikant positive Effekte zu erwarten, auch …

trade liberalization in services, made a slightly below-the-EU-average offer on the free movement of natural persons (Market …Limitations placed on the movement of labor are seen as major impediments to the growth both of trade in services and … Access Mode 4) as part of the first EU offer in the WTO Doha Round in February 2003, but then in 2004 chose not to limit the …

This paper takes stock of the forces that lie behind the recent rise of preferential agreements in services trade. Its … initial focus is with a number of distinguishing features of services trade that sets it apart from trade in goods and shapes … trade liberalization and rule-making approaches in the services field. The paper then documents the nature, modal and …

This report examines services schedules of commitments in 56 regional trade agreements (RTAs) where an OECD country is … commitments at the level of the 155 sub-sectors of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Sectoral Classification List … average RTAs in services go beyond GATS with commitments in about 72% of sub-sectors, among which 42% correspond to …

have investigated the factors af-fecting FDI in the Baltic Sea Region in three ways. First, we have studied the factors … affecting FDI on the basis of the existing theoretical and empirical literature. Secondly, we have studied the characteristics … of the existing FDI in the Baltic Sea Region. Thirdly, we have researched the investment motives through two firm …

countries over the last decades are consistent with tougher international competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). To … make this point we develop a model in which governments compete for FDI using corporate tax rates and tax bases. The model …

countries over the last decades are consistent with tougher international competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). To … make this point we develop a model in which governments compete for FDI using corporate tax rates and tax bases. The model …

than log-linear models to specify "normal" FDI and obtain estimates of unexhausted FDI potentials. I use panel data on …

The determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) are explored with gravity models, using a Poisson estimator and a … cross-border investment: a reduction of regulatory divergence by one fifth could increase FDI by about 15%. In particular … networks and services) reduce cross-border investment. In addition, countries with higher employment protection have both less …