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importance of competition policy for world trade is also manifested by the increasing incorporation of undertakings on … economies in the world had national competition legislation, currently, about 135 WTO Members have such laws. These include all … emerging economies; and • A mounting concern, on the part of global businesses, to ensure non-discrimination, transparency and …
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world's population, economy, trade and muster large militaries. In January 2024, BRICS gained even more steam, by admitting … reacted alarmed. In September 2024, Turkey applied for membership as well. But can BRICS fully throw its weight on the world …
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This study sought to approximate trade potentials of the TPP Agreement with a special consideration at the level of complementarity. To accomplish the objective, we utilized an augmented gravity model on agriculture and manufacturing sectors, spanning the period 2000-2010. Our results suggested...
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In this paper we discuss the relationship between labour market regulation and regional trade agreements from both a legal and an economic angle. We examine empirically whether regional trade liberalisation is associated with deterioration (“race to the bottom”) of domestic labour standards...
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foster stable, predictable, and equitable trading relations across the world, the WTO can play an essential role in …
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processes shifted to digital mode and people were forced to participate, giving a boost to the digital economy across the world …. The focus is on RTAs that exist in the Asia Pacific region, along with India's perspective. The study identifies the …
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This article argues that the global financial crisis has weakened institutional support for financial liberalization in regional trade agreements and increased transaction costs in the financial services sector. Due to the lack of cooperation among international economic organizations, regional...
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economic integration is being created within a few specific regions of the world: Europe, North America and East Asia. … growth of networks of interdependence within multinational regions of the world. The recent decades arecharacterized by the … fact that the world trade grew faster than world output, which implies that an increasing share of world GDP crosses …
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Trade costs associated with institutional failures and political risks, continue to serve as a big barrier to regional and international trade. Despite this strong impediment, limited work has been done to investigate the effect of weak institutions and type of political regime on bilateral...
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integration strategies are complex and the degree of vertical integration varies in a multilateral world with many possible …. Overall, this may explain the fact that a high percentage of world trade is actually controlled by multinational firms … question asked in the present paper: what is the impact of RTAs on FDI in an interdependent world? The paper focuses on the …
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