The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a new mega-regional trade accord and the most ambitious international trade deal for 20 years. Although it still has to be ratified, once in place we expect it to lead to substantial improvements in intellectual property protection and market openness,...

This paper analyzes the impact on the U.S. economy of Taiwan's accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. While the TPP is to be concluded by the twelve current negotiating parties, other regional economies will be able to join, consistent with APEC's endorsement of the TPP as a...

The article examines the liberalization of trade in legal services in the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its reform prospects to meet the challenges of multi-jurisdictional practice. It argues that while the ten-country bloc pledges to progressively liberalize the legal...

On June 18, 2015 the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy hosted the symposium The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Beyond: Advancing Canadian Trade and Investment in Asia, at the Canadian War Museum. The School was honoured to have Dr. Randolph Mank present the keynote address at this...

The withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in early 2017 led the remaining 11 countries in that trade and investment agreement to explore alternative ways to sustain economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region. This Working Paper shows that, without the...

Twelve Pacific-rim nations accounting for 40% of the global economy, including most significant APEC economies other than China, have reached agreement on a historic free-trade agreement, and others are queuing up to join. The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) was signed in Atlanta,...