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The application of competition policy vis-à-vis intellectual property rights : the evolution of thought underlying policy change

Anderson, Robert D.; Kovacic, William E. - 2017 - Manuscript date: 6 September 2017

. It focuses especially on the underlying process of economic learning that has, the authors suggest, driven relevant … potentially lessen incentives for innovation and on abuse of dominance/single firm exclusionary practices in IP-intensive network … importance for economic advancement and prosperity, having a direct bearing on innovation, growth and the diffusion of new …

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Trade, testing and toasters : conformity assessment procedures and the TBT Committee

McDaniels, Devin; Karttunen, Marianna - 2016 - Manuscript date: June 2016

Duplication, delays or discrimination in CAPs can significantly increase trade costs, and this risk is reflected in the growing importance of CAPs in WTO discussions and bilateral and regional free trade agreements. This paper conducts an empirical study of the trade issues that WTO Members...

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Addressing tensions and avoiding disputes : specific trade concerns in the TBT Committee

Holzer, Kateryna - 2018 - Manuscript date: 20 August 2018

Most specific trade concerns (STCs), which are raised before the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Committee), disappear from the TBT Committee's meeting agendas without escalating into formal disputes. At the same time, a relatively small number of TBT-related disputes have been...

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How does the regular work of WTO influence regional trade agreements? : the case of international standards and the TBT Committee

McDaniels, Devin; Molina, Ana Cristina; Wijkström, Erik - 2018 - Manuscript date: 23 March 2018

This paper illustrates how the work of the WTO's standing committees is fuelling regulatory cooperation between WTO members, and inspiring RTA negotiators. We explore, as a case study, how the WTO TBT Committee has shaped provisions on international standards in RTAs, and focus on the extent to...

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Export quality in advanced and developing economies : evidence from a new dataset

Henn, Christian; Papageorgiou, Chris; Spatafora, Nikolas - 2015 - Manuscript date: February 2015

This paper develops new estimates of export quality, far more extensive than previous efforts, covering 178 countries and hundreds of products during the period 1962-2010. It finds that quality upgrading is particularly rapid during the early stages of development, with the process largely...

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International standards and the WTO TBT Agreement : improving governance for regulatory alignment

Wijkström, Erik; McDaniels, Devin - 2013 - Manuscript date: 19 March 2013

The WTO TBT Agreement obliges governments to use international standards as a basis for regulation, yet leaves a degree of flexibility with respect to the choice of standard, and the manner of its use. This interplay between obligation and flexibility has given rise to tension in various fora of...

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Mapping of dispute settlement mechanisms in regional trade agreements : innovative or variations on a theme?

Chase, Claude S. K.; Yanovich, Alan; Crawford, Jo-Ann; … - 2013 - Manuscript date: 10 June 2013

Regional trade agreements (RTAs) have become an indelible feature of the international trading landscape. Most, if not all, RTAs contain provisions that establish procedures for resolving disputes among their signatory members. Yet, the design and functioning of these dispute settlement...

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Innovation and patenting activities of COVID-19 vaccines in WTO members : Analytical review of Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) COVID-19 Vaccines Patent Landscape (VaxPaL)

2022

This working paper provides a statistical analysis of 74 patent families which cover subject matter relevant to ten COVID-19 vaccines. These vaccines have accounted for 99% of the global COVID-19 vaccine production as of 31 December 2021, comprising over ten billion doses.

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How do environmental policies affect green innovation and trade? : Evidence from the WTO Environmental Database (EDB)

2022

This study investigates how environmental policies impact trade and innovation in environmental goods. We make two … this data to test a set of economic hypotheses on how environmental measures impact environmental innovation and trade. …

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The Impact of Geopolitical Conflicts on Trade, Growth, and Innovation

2022

persistent geopolitical conflicts on trade, technological innovation, and economic growth. In conventional trade models the …

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