This paper attempts to address a number of questions about the dialogue between the public and private sector in the creation of Canadian trade policy.Abstract: El presente documento pretende abordar una serie de preguntas sobre el diálogo entre los sectores público y privado en relación con...

A casual observer would be forgiven for concluding that these are both the best and the worst of times for eliminating barriers to international trade and investment. On the plus side, developed countries are firmly committed to the trade liberalization agenda.Abstract: A un observador fortuito...

This presentation was commissioned by the Trade and Integration Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IV Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on September 17th and 18th, 2002.

The objective of this paper is to contribute to mapping the plausible scenarios for trade negotiations involving the Latin American and Caribbean countries.Abstract: La intensidad y complejidad de la agenda de negociaciones comerciales a la que se enfrentan desde comienzos de la década de 1990...

This volume discusses frameworks for policies that can help offset the polarizing effects that may be generated by the asymmetrical distribution of the costs and benefits of integration into the global economy.

This volume discusses frameworks for policies that can help offset the polarizing effects that may be generated by the asymmetrical distribution of the costs and benefits of integration into the global economy.

What I will try to cover in this memo is first a brief summary of what I call the regional domino policy of the U.S. to provide the background to the origins of the FTAA. I will then review the main features of the transformed political economy of the global trading system in the WTO, including...

This paper analyzes whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed between the United States and Latin American countries during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The paper computes before-after estimates of the effect of FTAs on labor inspections and exploits...

This policy brief is intended to serve as the basis for the discussion of the Ministers of Finance on action needed to promote physical infrastructure and reduce intra-regional trade costs, in the context of the Third Meeting of the Finance Ministers of the Americas and the Caribbean held in...

Second Meeting of the Finance Ministers of the Americas and the CaribbeanAbstract: Segunda Reunión de Ministros de Hacienda de América y El Caribe