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Human Rights in the Law of the World Trade Organization : The Case of the European Generalized System of Preferences

Noordhoek, Willemijn - 2013

these guidelines by the European Communities in its most recent Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), known as GSP Plus …. It is shown that, although at first sight the human rights conditionalities incorporated in GSP Plus appear to be aligned … human rights in the WTO Agreement is possible, GSP Plus unfortunately allows too much discretion in the trade policies of …

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Chapter 7. Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries

Ornelas, E. - 2016

Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries (SDT) constitutes a central feature of the GATT/WTO system. Its formal goal is to foster export-led growth in developing countries. Its theoretical foundations and empirical support are, however, weak at best. In particular, SDT...

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Are trade preferences a panacea? The African growth and opportunity act and African exports

Fernandes, Ana Margarida; Maemir, Hibret; Mattoo, Aaditya; … - 2019

policy changes in the United States (US) to address this question. The expansion of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP … GSP expansion increased African exports of other eligible products. While the marginal impacts on African apparel exports …

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Go ahead and trade: The effect of uncertainty removal in the EU's GSP scheme

Borchert, Ingo; Di Ubaldo, Mattia - 2020

of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of the European Union (EU). EU GSP members receive non-reciprocal trade … preferences (NRTPs), but only as long as they are not too competitive; i.e. they will graduate in case their share of EU GSP …-related graduations for members of the so-called "GSP+", a sub-scheme of the main programme. We find that the reform increased EU imports …

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The WTO Trade Effect

Chang, Pao-li; Lee, Myoung-jae - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007

/WTO membership economically and statistically significant, and far greater than that of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). …

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Preferential market access issues

Mikic, Mia - In: Trade beyond Doha: Prospects for Asia-Pacific Least …

Preferences (GSP) provided unilaterally by developed and some emerging economies. A review of the decisions from the Eight … Ministerial Conference and the links to the Istanbul Programme of Action is made along with a review of a revised GSP schemes by …

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The Effects of Market Diversification Activities on Bangladesh RMG Export

Ahmed, Redwan; Islam, Md. Tawhidul; Al-Amin, Md. - In: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 3 (2013) 4, pp. 938-938

This study evaluates the role of market diversification activities conducted mostly from 2007 to 2011 on RMG export value through exploring more promising destinations for apparel export as well as inventing newer clothing products. Trend analysis approach has been followed to analyze...

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The WTO Trade Effect

Chang, Pao-Li; Lee, Myoung-Jae - School of Economics, Singapore Management University - 2007

/WTO membership economically and statistically significant, and far greater than that of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). …

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Developed country trade barriers and the least developed countries: The economic results of freeing trade

Haveman, Jon D.; Shatz, Howard J. - 2003

. This covers Generalized System of Preference (GSP) programmes in each, and further preferences granted to African …

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Preferences, rent destruction and multilateral liberalisation : the building block effect of CUSFTA

Ketterer, Tobias; Bernhofen, Daniel M.; Milner, Chris - 2012

If a free trade agreement (FTA) is characterized by the exchange of market access with a large and competitive trading partner, the agreement can cause a leakage of protectionist benefits to domestic industry from lobbying against external tariff cuts. This rent destruction effect of an FTA can...

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