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Patterns of Trade Restrictiveness in Online Platforms: A First Look
This paper develops a digital platform restrictiveness index for 64 countries based on ECIPE’s Digital Trade Estimates (DTE) database and the...
Do Data Policy Restrictions Inhibit Trade in Services?
This paper examines whether restrictive data policies impact trade in services over the internet. We have collected comparable information on a...
Do Data Policy Restrictions Impact the Productivity Performance of Firms and Industries?
This paper examines how policies regulating the cross-border movement and domestic use of electronic data on the internet impact the productivity of...
The Geopolitics of Online Taxation in Asia-Pacific – Digitalisation, Corporate Tax Base and The Role of Governments
Governments use taxation as a policy instrument to create a favourable business climate in the face of competition from neighbouring countries....
Restrictions to Cross-Border Data Flows: a Taxonomy
Strict privacy regimes, requests to use local data centres and outright bans to transfer data abroad are a few examples of policies imposed recently...
China’s Technology Protectionism and iIts Non-negotiable Rationales
China's restrictions on the internet and the ICT sector are tightening, with over 50 measures targeting this sector implemented just in the last...
Unleashing Internal Data Flows in the EU: An Economic Assessment of Data Localisation Measures in the EU Member States
Forced data localisation measures are on the rise around the world, fragmenting the Internet and increasing costs for businesses and consumers....
The Health of Nations: A Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agenda for Better Healthcare
Today, increases in the demand for healthcare are driving European governments to look for ways to control growth in healthcare expenditures and at...
TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP: A Challenge to Europe
What if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not a doomed initiative – and what if it will actually make inroads into modern trade problems? The...
Cities and the Wealth of Nations: How can Helsinki, London, Paris and Stockholm prosper from TTIP?
The two major forces shaping the global economy are globalisation and urbanisation. Both these forces have both contributed to a much greater role of...