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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...

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 )

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 )

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 )

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 )

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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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 1998-1999

Series: National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
( Print: January 2003, PDF: September 2000 )

This publication contains detailed national accounts estimates for most countries or areas of the world for the years 1998 and 1999. The estimates for each country or area are presented in separate...

This publication contains detailed national accounts estimates for most countries or areas of the world for the years 1998 and 1999. The estimates for each country or area are presented in separate...


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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 )

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 )

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 )

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 )

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...


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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2010

Series: National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
( Print: June 2012, PDF: May 2012 )

This publication comprises, in the form of analytical tables, a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for more than 200 countries and areas...

This publication comprises, in the form of analytical tables, a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for more than 200 countries and areas...


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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2011

Analysis of Main Aggregates, 2011

Series: National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
( Print: December 2013, PDF: December 2012 )

This forty-second issue of the National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates presents a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for...

This forty-second issue of the National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates presents a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for...


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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2012

Analysis of Main Aggregates 2012

Series: National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
( Print: February 2014, PDF: December 2013 )

This publication is a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for more than 200 countries and areas, covering the years from 1970 to 2012...

This publication is a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for more than 200 countries and areas, covering the years from 1970 to 2012...


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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2013

Analysis of Main Aggregates 2013

Series: National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
( Print: June 2015, PDF: December 2014 )

The National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates, 2013 is the forty-third issue of this publication which comprises in the form of analytical tables a summary of the principal national...

The National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates, 2013 is the forty-third issue of this publication which comprises in the form of analytical tables a summary of the principal national...


Post-Uruguay Round Market Access Barriers for Industrial Products

Series: Policy Issues in International Trade and Commodities Study Series
( Print: February 2002 )

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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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2014

Analysis of Main Aggregates 2014

Series: National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
( Print: May 2016, PDF: April 2016 )

The National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2014 is the forty-fifth issue of this publication which comprises in the form of analytical tables a summary of the principal national...

The National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2014 is the forty-fifth issue of this publication which comprises in the form of analytical tables a summary of the principal national...


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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2016

Series: National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
( Print: June 2018, PDF: May 2018 )

The National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates, 2016 is the forty-seventh issue of this publication which comprises in the form of analytical tables a summary of the principal national...

The National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates, 2016 is the forty-seventh issue of this publication which comprises in the form of analytical tables a summary of the principal national...


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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates 2015

Series: National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
( Print: March 2017, PDF: February 2017 )

This publication comprises a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for more than 200 countries and areas, covering 1970-2015. It contains a...

This publication comprises a summary of the principal national accounting aggregates based on official national accounts data for more than 200 countries and areas, covering 1970-2015. It contains a...