and growth in services' trade. The objective of this paper is to build a simple three sector quantitative model which can … of sectoral trade negligibly affects the results. Hence I conclude that services' productivity growth versus the increase … in services' trade can better explain the value added growth observed in the Indian service sector across the two steady …

In order to ensure transparency and to keep abreast of trade policies in support of sustainability, the WTO Committee … on Trade and Environment (CTE) mandated the WTO Secretariat to compile and collate all environment-related measures … notified to WTO. The database also includes environment-related entries found in Trade Policy Reviews (TPRs). This information …

This paper uses a theory-based measure of productivity-based comparative advantage to examine the trade performance of … developing Asian economies in manufacturing and services over the 1995-2011 period. We find that the growth in service exports … was nearly as rapid as that in manufacturing over this period - a little-appreciated fact. Services are therefore an …

This paper reviews the Philippines' participation in services trade agreements to date at the multilateral (WTO GATS …'s institutional arrangements for trade in services negotiations. To harness the benefits of FTA participation, the report suggests … trade in services more actively, increasing market opportunities for the country. The first step towards strengthening the …

exports of information technology/information technology-enabled services (IT/ITeS), India is uniquely placed to become a …, services like healthcare, retail and education are online and there has been a change in data regulations in several countries … to access and share sensitive patient data across borders for research/clinical trials. As the traditional model of trade …

, historic policymaking divides between trade in manufactures and services, between export and import interests, and among modes … related to these concerns and aspirations. However, servicification and particularly its role in trade policy have received … services are all important to contemporary firm competitiveness and participation in international value chains. Therefore …

links through the hiring of immigrants. Because trade barriers are higher for services than for goods, and because trade in … services is more sensitive to informal trade barriers, firm investment in access to foreign networks could especially help to … understanding of how firms can overcome trade barriers that specifically impede services by investing in foreign networks, such as …

This paper analyses the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between EU and India focusing on services trade. Based on … agreement and next predict the impact on services trade flows using a general equilibrium structural gravity analysis. I find … about 3%. Real services output would not change much in the EU or India. Lifting trade restrictions in the …

economy. It involves liberalization and facilitation of trade in goods, services, and investment, as well as protection and … small extent of intra-ASEAN trade, and the wide differences in economic size, development level, and industrial competence … strategies and external pressures (such as the formation of the European Union Single Market and the North American Free Trade …