Services markets remain highly regulated and international trade and investment is restricted. Previous works have identified the scope for significant gains from trade, yet those results are often debated and the progress on reform has been slow. Parts I and II in Priorities and Pathways in...

As a result of the recent financial crisis, there has been significant public debate on the role of the financial sector in bringing about the ""Great Depression."" More generally, there has been debate about whether the current industry structure has enhanced social welfare or served a...

Key Features:Chapters first present the methodology relevant to analyze FTA's WTO compatibility in a particular area and then present case studies of Asian FTAs to examine their WTO compatibility, which is followed by the policy discussions on how to make FTAs more WTO-friendlyThe book is...

The two most topical issues in current financial markets deal with the causes of the recent financial crisis and the means to prevent future crises. This book addresses the latter and stresses a major shift in most countries toward a better understanding of financial stability and how it can be...

Key Features:Integrates analytical, empirical and policy insights from both academic and government perspectivesCovers policy reform, policy forums, and what it takes politically to achieve reformGives critical insights into the future of trade negotiations more generally.

This book presents a state-of-the-art evaluation of the benefits and costs of behind-the-border services reform. It introduces new, second-generation methods for quantifying regulatory barriers and applies those methods to a wide range of services sectors - financial, infrastructure and social -...

This book is a collection of papers presented in the conference held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in September 2010, that examines the role of macroprudential regulation in the financial industry. Shocked by the experience of the last few years, many argue that the more traditional...

Key Features:Gives comprehensive treatment covering trade, finance, macroeconomics and development policyCombines the perspectives of leading analysts from North America, Europe and AsiaContains accessible technical.

Key Features:Contains contributions by most of the world's important international trade specialists, who reflect on Professor Deardorff's accomplishments supplemented by their own views on the topics being addressedOffers reprints of many of Professor Deardorff's most important...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. India's Economic Transition -- 3. The India CGE Model of Production, Trade, and Employment -- 4. Implementation of the Model -- 5. Policy Simulations and Results -- 6. Conclusions and Implications for Policy and Further Research -- Notes --...