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Modelling the Trade in Services Agreement : Preliminary Estimates of Mode 1 and Mode 3 Liberalization
Xiao, Jingliang - 2019
This paper quantifies the economic implications of reducing barriers to services trade in the context of the Trade in International Services Agreement (TISA) using an extension of the GTAP model which incorporates a dynamic mechanism, a MONASH-style investment function, and disaggregated...
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Driving the GATS Forward : A Chinese Perspective
Zhang, Weiwei - 2010
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) under the WTO is a newly-born and the first ever multilateral agreement on trade in services. Despite of potential development and welfare prospects abound in the services sector, only moderate liberalization has been achieved under the GATS and...
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Trade in Services and South Asia: An Aggressive Agenda
Chanda, Rupa - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper outlines the significance of services for South Asia and discusses the possible strategies to secure the region's trade and development interests through the GATS negotiations.
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LDC Poverty Alleviation and the Doha Development Agenda : is tourism being neglected?
Honeck, Dale - 2008
When tourism's impressive potential for poverty alleviation is considered, the lack of attention is even more striking … nature of the industry and low political influence, exaggerated concerns over leakagesʺ, misunderstandings about poverty … partners' markets in exchange, as well as gain valuable international attention and publicity. -- Poverty alleviation ; LDCs …
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LDC Poverty Alleviation and the Doha Development Agenda : Is Tourism Being Neglected?
Honeck, Dale - 2014
makes the headlines of the WTO's Doha Development Agenda negotiations. When tourism's impressive potential for poverty …, exaggerated concerns over quot;leakagesquot;, misunderstandings about poverty alleviation and tourism, and the quot …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012708762
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Gains from the Liberalization of Temporary Migration
Ahmed, Syud Amer; Walmsley, Terrie L. - In: South Asia Economic Journal 10 (2009) 1, pp. 61-80
We examine the potential gains for India from increased temporary migration of skilled workers from India to major recipient-countries of Indian migrant workers, in light of potential productivity gains from return migration. The article uses the GMig2 Global Bilateral Labour Migration Model and...
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Marktordnung und Barrieren im grenzüberschreitenden Handel mit Kommunikationsdienstleistungen: Dienstleistungen der Informationstechnologie
Krancke, Jan - 2000
Die vorliegende Untersuchung stellt die technischen Grundlagen und die Marktordnung für den internationalen Handel mit Dienstleistungen der Informationstechnologie dar; sie analysiert und bewertet die resultierenden Handelsbarrieren. Die Funktionsweise des Internets (Netzaufbau, Adress- und...
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Marktordnung und Barrieren im grenzüberschreitenden Handel mit Telekommunikationsdienstleistungen
Krancke, Jan - 2000
Die vorliegende Untersuchung stellt die technischen Grundlagen und die Marktordnung für den internationalen Handel mit Telekommunikationsdienstleistungen dar; sie analysiert und bewertet die resultierenden Handelsbarrieren. Die Grundstruktur internationaler Telekommunikation wird in...
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Market structure and market access
Francois, Joseph; Wooton, Ian - 2008
We examine the interaction between goods trade and market power in domestic trade and distribution sectors. Theory suggests a set of linkages between service-sector competition and goods trade supported by econometrics involving imports of 22 OECD countries vis-à-vis 69 exporters. Competition...
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Liberalisierung des internationalen Handels mit Dienstleistungen: Herausforderungen und Chancen für Entwicklungsländer
Lücke, Matthias; Spinanger, Dean - 2004
network monopolies (such as water or energy distribution) or when demand is constrained by poverty (health care, education …
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