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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 )

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...

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 )

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 )

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 )

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...

Quantification of Non-tariff Measures

Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series

( Print: October 2002 )

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...

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 )

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...

International Trade and Labour Market Performance

Major Findings and Open Questions

Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series

( Print: June 2003 )

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...

Assessing South-south Regional Integration

Same Issues Many Metrics

Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series

( Print: June 2003 )

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...

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 )

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 the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Twenty-sixth session (14 January-1 February 2002), Twenty-seventh session (3-21 June 2002)...

Series: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

( Print: February 2003 )

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discimination against Women

Twenty-eighth Session (13-31 January 2003), Twenty-ninth Session (30 June-18 July 2003)

Series: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

( Print: October 2003 )

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Thirtieth Session (12-30 January 2004), Thirty-first Session (6-23 July 2004)

Series: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

( Print: November 2004 )

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Sixtieth Session

Thirty-second Session (10-28 January 2005), Thirty-third Session (5-22 July 2005)

Series: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

( Print: November 2005, PDF: March 2005 )

Official records of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Thirty-second Session (10-28 January 2005), Thirty-third Session (5-22 July 2005).

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Sixty-first Session

Thirty-fourth Session (16 January-3 February 2006), Thirty-fifth Session (15 May-2 June 2006)...

Series: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

( Print: January 2008, PDF: December 2007 )

This is the annual report submitted to the General Assembly by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its activities for the thirty-fourth Session (16 January-3 February...

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Sixty-second Session

Thirty-seventh Session (15 January-2 February 2007), Thirty-eight Session (14 May-1 June 2007)...

Series: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

( Print: November 2007, PDF: March 2007 )

Official records of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Thirty-seventh Session (15 January-2 February 2007), Thirty-eight Session (14 May-1 June 2007)...

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Sixty-third Session

Fortieth Session (14 January-1 February 2008), Forty-first Session (30 June-18 July 2008)

Series: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

( Print: October 2008, PDF: March 2008 )

Official records of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Fortieth Session (14 January-1 February 2008), Forty-first Session (30 June-18 July 2008)

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Sixty-fourth Session

Forty-second Session (20 October-7 November 2008) Forty-third Session (19 January-6 February 2009)

Series: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

( Print: September 2009, PDF: March 2009 )

Official records of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Forty-second Session (20 October-7 November 2008) Forty-third Session (19 January-6 February 2009).

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Sixty-fifth Session

Forty-fourth Session (20 July-7 August 2009) Forty-fifth Session (18 January-5 February 2010)

Series: Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

( Print: July 2010, PDF: March 2010 )

Official records of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Forty-Fourth Session (20 July-7 August 2009) Forty-Fifth Session (18 January-5 February 2010).