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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
)
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...
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
)
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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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Report on the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Sessions (30 April - 18 May 2012 and 12-30 November 2012)
Series: Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
( Print: September 2015,
PDF: December 2015
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This is the official report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its forty-eighth and forty-ninth sessions during the period of 30 April to 18 May 2012 and 12 to 30 November...
This is the official report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its forty-eighth and forty-ninth sessions during the period of 30 April to 18 May 2012 and 12 to 30 November...
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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...
Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Its Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth...
Series: Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
( Print: June 2002
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Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Report on Its Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Sessions (29 April-17 May 2002, 11-29 November 2002)
Series: Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
( Print: July 2003
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Report on the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Sessions (5-23 May 2003, 10-28 November 2003)
Series: Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
( Print: July 2004
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Report on the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Sessions (26 April-14 May 2004, 8-26 November 2004)
Series: Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
( Print: June 2005
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Report on the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Sessions (1-19 May 2006, 6-24 November 2006)
Series: Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
( Print: November 2007
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Report on the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Sessions (30 April-16 May, 5-23 November 2007)
Series: Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
( Print: August 2008
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Report on the Forty-second and Forty-third Sessions (4-22 May 2009, 2-20 November 2009)
Series: Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
( Print: August 2010
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Report on the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Sessions (2-20 May 2011, 14 November-2 December 2011)
Series: Report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
( Print: October 2013
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