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Assessing Regional Trade Arrangements
Are South-south RTAs More Trade Diverting?
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2002
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It has generally been argued that regional trade agreements among developing countries may induce potential adverse effects on trade patterns among RTA members and between them and third countries...
It has generally been argued that regional trade agreements among developing countries may induce potential adverse effects on trade patterns among RTA members and between them and third countries...
Integrated Approach to Agricultural Trade and Development Issues, An
Exploring the Welfare and Distribution Issues
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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Computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis has become a well-established methodology for the estimation of trade and welfare effects resulting from trade liberalization. This paper reviews CGE...
Computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis has become a well-established methodology for the estimation of trade and welfare effects resulting from trade liberalization. This paper reviews CGE...
Regional Trade Agreements and Developing Countries
The Case of the Pacific Island's Proposed Free Trade Agreement
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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Fourteen of the world's smallest and most vulnerable economies - the Forum Island Countries (FICs) of the Pacific island region - are in the process of forming themselves into a free trade area (FTA)...
Fourteen of the world's smallest and most vulnerable economies - the Forum Island Countries (FICs) of the Pacific island region - are in the process of forming themselves into a free trade area (FTA)...
Assessing Regional Trading Arrangements in the Asia-Pacific
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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Using both a gravity model to consider the natural trading bloc hypothesis and simulation using a computer generated equilibrium (CGE) model to make welfare estimates, this publication examines the...
Using both a gravity model to consider the natural trading bloc hypothesis and simulation using a computer generated equilibrium (CGE) model to make welfare estimates, this publication examines the...
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Inversión Extranjera Directa y Desarrollo
Series: Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con los Acuerdos Internacionales en Materia de Inversión
( Print: April 2002
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El presente estudio trata de la función de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) en relación con el desarrollo. Se hace primero un examen de los efectos de las IED en el desarrollo por conducto del...
El presente estudio trata de la función de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) en relación con el desarrollo. Se hace primero un examen de los efectos de las IED en el desarrollo por conducto del...
Services Sector Reform and Development Strategies
Issues and Research Priorities
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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The purpose of this paper is to review some of the empirical work, which can provide relevant inputs to the implementation of strategies for use in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS)...
The purpose of this paper is to review some of the empirical work, which can provide relevant inputs to the implementation of strategies for use in the General Agreement on Trade Services (GATS)...
Tariffs and the East Asian Financial Crisis
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: November 2001
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This study examines the role of tariffs during the East Asian financial crisis and finds that there is a role of tariffs when it comes to fighting the negative impact of a financial downturn. The...
This study examines the role of tariffs during the East Asian financial crisis and finds that there is a role of tariffs when it comes to fighting the negative impact of a financial downturn. The...
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Quantification of Non-tariff Measures
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: October 2002
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The increase in the relative importance of non-tariff measures has increased awareness of the various deficiencies in existing non-tariff measures (NTM) data collections. This paper is concerned with...
The increase in the relative importance of non-tariff measures has increased awareness of the various deficiencies in existing non-tariff measures (NTM) data collections. This paper is concerned with...
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Trade in Services
Market Access Opportunities and the Benefits of Liberalization for Developing Countries
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2003
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The service sector is the most important sector for most developed economies being the largest contributor to gross domestic product, production, and employment. Developing economies on the other...
The service sector is the most important sector for most developed economies being the largest contributor to gross domestic product, production, and employment. Developing economies on the other...
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International Trade and Labour Market Performance
Major Findings and Open Questions
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2003
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This paper summarizes the results of recent research into the effects of international trade on labor demand highlighting three areas, which may require further investigation. These areas being: the...
This paper summarizes the results of recent research into the effects of international trade on labor demand highlighting three areas, which may require further investigation. These areas being: the...
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Assessing South-south Regional Integration
Same Issues Many Metrics
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2003
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The number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) has increased over time. So have the complexity of issues surrounding their formation and the metrics used to assess them. Despite sustained research...
The number of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) has increased over time. So have the complexity of issues surrounding their formation and the metrics used to assess them. Despite sustained research...
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Duty and Quota-free Access for LDCs
Further Evidence From CGE Modelling
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2002
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This study is an extension of the work entitled Duty and Quota Free Market Access for LDCs: An Analysis of Quad Initiatives. Its purpose is to assess the effects of trade policy initiatives aimed at...
This study is an extension of the work entitled Duty and Quota Free Market Access for LDCs: An Analysis of Quad Initiatives. Its purpose is to assess the effects of trade policy initiatives aimed at...
Post-Uruguay Round Market Access Barriers for Industrial Products
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2002
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Both the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretariats have a long history of research on the pattern and effects of border protection...
Both the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) secretariats have a long history of research on the pattern and effects of border protection...
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Medidas Comerciales Relacionadas con las Inversiones
Series: Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con los Acuerdos Internacionales en Materia de Inversión
( Print: April 2002
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Las Medidas Comerciales Relacionadas con las Inversiones (MCI), como concepto, apuntan a un cambio de orientación desde las perspectivas tradicionalmente centradas en el comercio hacia una mayor...
Las Medidas Comerciales Relacionadas con las Inversiones (MCI), como concepto, apuntan a un cambio de orientación desde las perspectivas tradicionalmente centradas en el comercio hacia una mayor...
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Alcance y Definición
Series: Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con los Acuerdos Internacionales en Materia de Inversión
( Print: April 2002
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En el presente documento se analizan el alcance y las definiciones de los acuerdos en materia de inversión de acuerdo a su ámbito geográfico, por su aplicación en el tiempo y por su alcance de...
En el presente documento se analizan el alcance y las definiciones de los acuerdos en materia de inversión de acuerdo a su ámbito geográfico, por su aplicación en el tiempo y por su alcance de...
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Fijación de Precios de Transferencia
Series: Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con los Acuerdos Internacionales en Materia de Inversión
( Print: April 2002
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A medida que avanza la integración global de la economía mundial, un número creciente de empresas transnacionales (ETN) consideran la posibilidad de hacer nuevas inversiones extranjeras directas (IED)...
A medida que avanza la integración global de la economía mundial, un número creciente de empresas transnacionales (ETN) consideran la posibilidad de hacer nuevas inversiones extranjeras directas (IED)...
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Admisión y Establecimiento
Series: Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con los Acuerdos Internacionales en Materia de Inversión
( Print: April 2002
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En el presente estudio se analizan las opciones jurídicas y políticas que determinan la admisión y el establecimiento de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) realizada por empresas transnacionales...
En el presente estudio se analizan las opciones jurídicas y políticas que determinan la admisión y el establecimiento de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) realizada por empresas transnacionales...
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Trato de la Nación más Favorecida
Series: Publicaciones de la UNCTAD sobre Temas Relacionados con los Acuerdos Internacionales en Materia de Inversión
( Print: April 2002
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El trato Nación Más Favorecida (NMF) se aplica tanto en la esfera del comercio como en la inversión. En el presente estudio se revisan los acuerdos existentes y se examinan los casos en los que no se...
El trato Nación Más Favorecida (NMF) se aplica tanto en la esfera del comercio como en la inversión. En el presente estudio se revisan los acuerdos existentes y se examinan los casos en los que no se...
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Smoke and Mirrors
Making Sense of WTO Industrial Tariff Negotiations
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: June 2006
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Tariffs for industrial products are a key element of the ongoing WTO negotiations. However, rather than clarifying the issues, the framework text agreed on 1 August 2004 leaves considerable...
Tariffs for industrial products are a key element of the ongoing WTO negotiations. However, rather than clarifying the issues, the framework text agreed on 1 August 2004 leaves considerable...
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Banana Split
How EU Policies Divide Global Producers
Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2006,
PDF: October 2006
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Banana prices within the European Union are almost double world levels. These prices are maintained by restrictive import quotas and tariffs that generate rents that accrue to producers and...
Banana prices within the European Union are almost double world levels. These prices are maintained by restrictive import quotas and tariffs that generate rents that accrue to producers and...