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There is no doubt that the open multilateral trading system after World War II was a key ingredient in the rapid … economic development of the entire world. Especially in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, exports increased dramatically … emerge as significant factors affecting world trade. This volume contains thirteen papers that analyze the tensions between …
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This paper presents new data on the content of preferential trade agreements. The data contain detailed information on the 18 policy areas most frequently covered in preferential trade agreements, focusing on the stated objectives, substantive commitments, and other aspects such as transparency,...
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Deep trade agreements matter for economic development. The rules embedded in DTAs, along with the multilateral trade rules and other elements of international economic law influence how countries transact, invest, work, and, ultimately, develop. Trade and investment regimes determine the extent...
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countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region--that is, harmonization … a larger effort in the group to understand the implications for trade of agreements on standards"--World Bank web site …
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This compilation of data is prepared as a companion to the Bank's research project on distortions to agricultural incentives. Its purpose is to provide comparative basic economic and trade indicators for the countries involved as case studies in that project. The project is global in coverage,...
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World trade is increasingly ruled by preferential trade agreements (PTAs), but their precise nature remains relatively … Trade Center and the World Bank. The data set covers 5,203 products, 199 reporters, and 239 partners, representing … approximately 97 percent of world imports in 2016. There are three main findings. First, PTAs have significantly widened the scope …
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