This publication explores some of the issues surrounding the financial services negotiations, analyzes what is at stake, and assesses what WTO members have already achieved in previous negotiations.

Le professeur Dan Ben-David de l'Université de Tel Aviv présente un examen approfondi des liens entre le commerce, la croissance économique et la disparité des revenus entre les pays. Le professeur L. Alan Winters de l'Université du Sussex décrit les divers moyens par lesquels le commerce...

En un estudio llevado a cabo por economistas de la Secretaría de la OMC se analizan los beneficios y problemas relacionados con la liberalización del comercio de servicios financieros, tanto en los países en desarrollo como en las naciones desarrolladas. En el estudio se pone de relieve la...

This study by the WTO explains the basic links between trade and the financial sector, and how financial crises are interrelated with trade.

Cette publication porte sur certaines des questions soulevées dans les négociations sur les services financiers; les auteurs analysent les enjeux et évaluent les résultats obtenus par les Membres de l'OMC dans des négociations antérieures.

Professor Dan Ben-David of Tel Aviv University takes an in-depth look at the linkages between trade, economic growth, and income disparity among nations. Professor L. Alan Winters of the University of Sussex discusses the various channels by which trade may affect the income opportunities of...

Trade liberalization is only one facet of the opening up of developing countries to the global economy. After a couple of decades of financial deregulation, liberalization of private capital movement and accumulation of debt at the international level, developing countries are raising issues of,...

In recent years, quantitative analysis of the effects of policies on economic outcomes has grown sharply. These exercises in quantification have been made possible by advances in theory and analytical techniques, and no less importantly, by the dramatically increased computational and data...

Contributing to achieving more coherent global economic policy-making is one of the five core functions of the WTO, as defined by Article III.5 of the WTO Agreement. Its ability to do so depends on it carrying out its other functions successfully - providing a forum for liberalization, ensuring...