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Intellectual property provisions in regional trade agreements : revision and update

Valdes, Raymundo M.; McCann, Maegan - 2014 - Manuscript date: 24 June 2014

. The paper assembles detailed information about the IP provisions contained in active RTAs notified to the WTO. The goal … was to expand beyond the more commonly studied RTAs, to review the full array of agreements notified to the WTO and thus …

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Plurilateral trade agreements : an escape route for the WTO?

Adlung, Rudolf; Mamdouh, Hamid - 2017 - Manuscript date: January 2017

There are essentially two types of plurilateral trade agreements (PAs) among WTO Members, an exclusive and an open … discussions. This article takes a sceptical view, since any such PA would need to be agreed by consensus among all 160-odd WTO … treaty frameworks, as "WTO-extra" understandings. …

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Thoughts on how trade, and WTO rules, can contribute to the post-2015 development agenda

Roberts, Michael - 2014 - Manuscript date: 13 June 2014

Organization (WTO). With the aim of stimulating discussion, this paper asks the question of how trade, and WTO rules, can … contribute to the post-2015 development agenda? In reply, the author offers some thoughts on 10 contributions that trade, and WTO … environment for the achievement of the post-2015 development agenda; the role that trade, and trade policy, can play in meeting …

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TBT and Trade Facilitation Agreements : leveraging linkages to reduce trade costs

Ayral, Serra - 2016 - Manuscript date: 01 June 2016

Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), adopted by WTO Members in 2014, seeks to expedite the movement, release and clearance of … World Trade Report. At the same time, many WTO Agreements already contain provisions aimed at facilitating trade procedures … WTO Agreements such as the SPS Agreement) will be crucial for effective implementation. It will also contribute to more …

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The contribution of services trade policies to connectivity in the context of aid for trade

Roy, Martin - 2017 - Manuscript date: September 2017

environment - promoting competition, openness to trade and investment, and adequate regulatory frameworks - can enhance … connectivity, lower trade costs, and foster growth and economic performance. For example, improving the policy environment for …

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National environmental policies and multilateral trade rules

Jansen, Marion; Keck, Alexander - 2004 - Manuscript date: January 2004

environmental policies and the multilateral trading system. In particular, it analyses some of the difficulties the WTO Dispute … failures, be ruled consistent with multilateral trade law. This paper argues that WTO law in theory provides appropriate tools … interpretations of certain WTO rules in the context of environmental disputes. …

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Infrastructure and trade

Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Piermartini, Roberta - 2004 - Manuscript date: August 2004

This paper explores the role that quality of infrastructure has on a country's trade performance, estimating a gravity model that incorporates bilateral tariffs and a number of indicators for the quality of infrastructure. The paper looks at the impact of the quality of infrastructure (road,...

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Elevating services : services trade policy, WTO commitments, and their role in economic development and trade integration

Roy, Martin - 2019 - Manuscript date: March 2019

Services have long been perceived as playing a secondary role in world trade. In particular, the role of services trade policies and multilateral services commitments often tends to be downplayed. However, in value added terms, services account for about 50% of world trade and are significant in...

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A survey of investment provisions in regional trade agreements

Chornyi, Vasyl; Nerushay, Marianna; Crawford, Jo-Ann - 2016 - Manuscript date: June 2016

liberalization and protection. To this end, we have surveyed the investment provisions contained in 260 RTAs notified to the WTO by …

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Investment provisions in preferential trade agreements : evolution and current trends

Crawford, Jo-Ann; Kotschwar, Barbara - 2018 - Manuscript date: December 2018

environment occur in more than three quarters of PTAs. …

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