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Trade Liberalization and Developing Countries Under the Doha Round

Francois, Joseph; van Meijl, Hans; van Tongeren, Frank - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

first develop a realistic ‘baseline’ that takes into account events such as the entry of China into the WTO and the …

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The Political Economy of Services Trade Liberalization: A Case for International Regulatory Cooperation?

Hoekman, Bernard; Mattoo, Aaditya; Sapir, André - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Little progress has been made since the creation of the WTO in expanding and deepening the coverage of services … for the WTO; (iv) standard political economy factors such as adjustment costs and resistance by incumbents to erosion of … rents; and (v) concerns that the WTO will affect the ability of regulators to enforce national norms. We argue that all of …

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Market Access through Bound Tariffs

Sala, Davide; Schröder, Philipp J.H.; Yalcin, Erdal - CESifo - 2009

WTO negotiations deal predominantly with bound - besides applied - tariff rates. But, how can reductions in tariffs …

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Chairmanâ€™s Introduction to the Draft NAMA Modalities

eSocialSciences; World Trade Organisation WTO - 2008

The introduction of the Chairman to the Draft presented for discussion based upon the 2006 text and to move the negotiations forward by proposing specific outcomes, not rehearsing everyoneâ€™s position, and challenging all to compromise.

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The Contribution of Services Liberalisation to Poverty Reduction: What Role for the GATS?

Adlung, Rolf - eSocialSciences - 2007

There are various conceivable links between services liberalization and poverty reduction, including the efficiency effects associated with increased competition in intermediate (infrastructural) services, income transfers generated by workers moving abroad, or the mobilization of private...

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Towards NAMA Modalities

eSocialSciences; World Trade Organisation WTO - 2008

Submitted to Trade Negotiations Committee in response to request of members for language of full modalities on non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiations. As a result of the failure of the negotiating group to arrive at consensus, this interim report.

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Services, Economic Development and the Doha Round: Exploiting the Comparative Advantage of the WTO

Hoekman, Bernard; Mattoo, Aaditya - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

WTO. A distinction is made between market access liberalization and the regulatory preconditions for benefiting from … relevance of the WTO for developing countries. Bolstering WTO mechanisms to monitor the actions of both developing and high …

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