Search Results - subject:"WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION"

The Rise of the Southern Economies: Implications for the WTO-Multilateral Trading System

Nenci, Silvia - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008

The rise of the emerging southern economies ? China, India, Brazil, and South Africa (CIBS) ? as both economic and political actors, is having significant and far-reaching impact on the world economy. Notwithstanding the increasing amount of study and research, there are still important...

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Globalization and the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Making a Rules-based Trading Regime Work

Khan, Haider; Liu, Yibei - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

We discuss thje role of the dispute settlement mechanism (DSM) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the context of … a complex characterization of globalization.The dispute settlement mechanism (DSM) of the World Trade Organization (WTO …

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Competition on the Global Market: A Way Towards an Autonomous International Court for Global Competition Cases

Balde, Alen - In: Managing Global Transitions 6 (2008) 2, pp. 207-222

Competition policy is a field where economists and lawyers have to work hand in hand to achieve efficiency and, in the international arena, global welfare. At the present, there is no internationally recognised official authority under the auspices of which there would take shape the global...

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Trade in the WAEMU; Developments and Reform Opportunities

Weisfeld, Hans; Goretti, Manuela - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

This paper provides an overview of trade reform in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) since 1996 and a quantitative assessment of potential effects on trade patterns and tariff revenue of the current reform agenda. Despite evidence of significant trade complementarities within...

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Trade Restrictiveness in the CEMAC Region. the Case of Congo

Oliva, Maria-Angels - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Congo's vital dependence on trade for development stands in contradiction with its trade policy. As a member of the CEMAC, Congo's tariff scheme at least formally is guided by CEMAC's 1994 trade regime agreement. This paper shows CEMAC's customs code is restrictive relative to that of comparable...

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Chile; Trade Performance,Trade Liberalization, and Competitiveness

Monfort, Brieuc - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

This paper analyses the evolution of Chile's trade between 1990 and 2007, studying in particular the impact of trade liberalization in addition to traditional price and demand determinants. The results show that export and import flows are mainly responsive to external and domestic demand, and...

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Green Trade Agreements: Comparison of Canada, US and WTO

Colyer, Dale - Agricultural and Resource Economics, West Virginia … - 2008

Paper presented at the CAES/NAREA meeting, Quebec City, June 29 - July 1, 2008.

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The value of making commitments externally : evidence from WTO accessions

Tang, Man-Keung; Wei, Shang-jin - 2008

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On the role and design of dispute settlement procedures in international trade agreements

Maggi, Giovanni; Staiger, Robert W. - 2008

"Formal economic analysis of trade agreements typically treats disputes as synonymous with concerns about enforcement. But in reality, most WTO disputes involve disagreements of interpretation concerning the agreement, or instances where the agreement is simply silent. And some have suggested...

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The challenge of reducing international trade and migration barriers

Anderson, Kym (contributor); … - 2008

: completing the Doha Development Agenda process at the World Trade Organization (WTO), and freeing up the international movement … Trade Organization (WTO). If that proves to be too difficult politically to bring to a conclusion in the near future, the …. Three opportunities in particular are addressed. The most beneficial prospect is the Doha Development Agenda of the World …

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