This paper quantifies the impact on the economies of the world of complete liberalisation of trade in a key services sector, telecommunications, using a global general equilibrium model. Barriers to trade in telecommunications are highest in developing regions and lowest in developed regions....

This paper compares estimates of the gains from eliminating barriers to trade in services with those from eliminating post-Uruguay barriers remaining in the traditional areas of agriculture and manufacturing. It uses a model that incorporates a bilateral treatment of foreign direct investment,...

This paper applies a global general equilibrium model to quantify the impact on the global and regional economies of liberalising trade in financial services. The paper uses recent estimates of trade barriers for financial services in both developed and developing countries. The simulation...