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Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …
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Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435382
Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), it derives insights from a large number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) that embody … substantive provisions on both government procurement and services trade. An important finding is that, from an economic … perspective, general market access commitments with respect to services trade and commitments regarding government procurement of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011115144
decade, giving dollar estimates for the trade flows at issue. Each country has partaken in their share of protectionist …This study covers the history of Sino-US trade relations with a particular focus on the past decade, during which time … each has been a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Providing a brief history of 19th and 20th century economic …
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liberalization of services trade would affect Pakistans competitiveness. Focusing on the opportunities and risks of such …This paper seeks to examine how locking-in of Pakistans unilateral liberalization at the WTO/GATS and further … liberalization the paper discusses possible options regarding the corollary regulatory reforms and other flanking measures that may …
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We investigate to what extent the probability that a Specific Trade Concern (STC) is raised in the WTO against a Member … measures', we find evidence of a substitution of non-tariff measures for tariffs both in the sample of TBT and in the sample of … such 'trade policy substitution' only occurs when the country maintaining the measure at issue is economically developed …
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century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … performance - affordable and efficient public infrastructure and services - remains lacking in this region - notably, in Sub … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …
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Anaerobic digestion technology uses microorganisms to consume waste and produce methane gas, which serves as a source of clean renewable energy. Although anaerobic digestion is widely used for both purposes throughout the rest of the world, it is rarely applied in the United States. This Article...
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the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA, 1989, including its extension to the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA … participating countries benefited from trade liberalization. These benefits tend to be widely dispersed and fully realized over the … longer term. In contrast, trade liberalization can also create significant short-run adjustment costs, negatively affecting …
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the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA, 1989, including its extension to the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA … participating countries benefited from trade liberalization. These benefits tend to be widely dispersed and fully realized over the … longer term. In contrast, trade liberalization can also create significant short-run adjustment costs, negatively affecting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011785001