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The WTO Global Trade Model : technical documentation

Aguiar, Angel; Corong, Erwin L.; Van der Mensbrugghe, … - 2019 - Manuscript date: November 2019

This document provides a technical description of the WTO Global Trade Model developed by the Center for Global Trade … Analysis (GTAP) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The model can be used to generate global trade projections and to … assess the medium and long run effects of a wide range of global and national trade policies. The WTO Global Trade Model is a …

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Infrastructure and trade

Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Piermartini, Roberta - 2004 - Manuscript date: August 2004

This paper explores the role that quality of infrastructure has on a country's trade performance, estimating a gravity model that incorporates bilateral tariffs and a number of indicators for the quality of infrastructure. The paper looks at the impact of the quality of infrastructure (road,...

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The contribution of services trade policies to connectivity in the context of aid for trade

Roy, Martin - 2017 - Manuscript date: September 2017

This paper examines how services trade and policies contribute to connectivity. It highlights the economic relevance of services and identifies some key channels through which trade in services contributes to physical and digital connectivity. The paper examines the impact of services trade...

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The falling elasticity of global trade to economic activity : testing the demand channel

Auboin, Marc; Borino, Floriana - 2017 - Manuscript date: April 2017

Since the recovery from the great financial crisis in 2010, global real trade flows grew much slower than pre-crisis, in both absolute terms (growth rates) and relative terms (relative to GDP, from 2:1 in the great 1990's to 1:1 since 2012) A debate has arisen as to whether this global trade...

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The economic impact of EPAs in SADC countries

Keck, Alexander (contributor); … - 2005

with the relevant WTO rules and help further existing regional integration efforts among the ACP. In this paper, an applied …

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The case for creating a Working Party on the Functioning of the WTO

Pedersen, Peter N. - 2011 - Manuscript date: 25 October 2011

Since the conclusion of the Uruguay Round in 1994 and the creation of the WTO in 1995, the functioning of the … few important initiatives on transparency and decision-making, most contributions on the functioning of the WTO have been … made by external observers of the WTO. However, over the past two years, an increasing number of Members have showed …

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Thoughts on how trade, and WTO rules, can contribute to the post-2015 development agenda

Roberts, Michael - 2014 - Manuscript date: 13 June 2014

Organization (WTO). With the aim of stimulating discussion, this paper asks the question of how trade, and WTO rules, can … contribute to the post-2015 development agenda? In reply, the author offers some thoughts on 10 contributions that trade, and WTO …

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Intellectual property provisions in regional trade agreements : revision and update

Valdes, Raymundo M.; McCann, Maegan - 2014 - Manuscript date: 24 June 2014

. The paper assembles detailed information about the IP provisions contained in active RTAs notified to the WTO. The goal … was to expand beyond the more commonly studied RTAs, to review the full array of agreements notified to the WTO and thus …

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Trade skirmishes and safeguards : a theory of the WTO Dispute Settlement Process

Beshkar, Mostafa - 2009

transition to the WTO. In particular, I examine the WTO Agreement on Safeguards that has replaced the GATT escape clause (Article … XIX), and the Dispute Settlement Process (DSP) that resembles a court of law under the WTO. Using this framework, I … that trade agreements under the WTO lead to fewer trade skirmishes but this effect does not necessarily result in higher …

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TBT and Trade Facilitation Agreements : leveraging linkages to reduce trade costs

Ayral, Serra - 2016 - Manuscript date: 01 June 2016

Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), adopted by WTO Members in 2014, seeks to expedite the movement, release and clearance of … World Trade Report. At the same time, many WTO Agreements already contain provisions aimed at facilitating trade procedures … WTO Agreements such as the SPS Agreement) will be crucial for effective implementation. It will also contribute to more …

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