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Kazakhstan’s Accession to the WTO: A Quantitive Assessment
In light of Kazakhstan’s interest to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), this paper investigates the impact of the WTO accession on trade...
So Alike and Yet so Different: A Comparison of the Uruguay Round and the Doha Round
As the first multilateral trade round to be conducted under the auspices of the WTO, the Doha Round is beginning to appear as protracted, complicated...
Kazakhstan and the World Economy: An Assessment of Kazakhstan’s Trade Policy and Pending Accession to the WTO
Kazakhstan has been negotiating accession to the WTO for twelve years, following a line of ex-Soviet states seeking membership. In this new,...
Trade Facilitation: The Role of a WTO Agreement
Trade facilitation negotiations have been one of the more active topics in the Doha negotiations. In this paper noted trade scholar J. Michael Finger...
Sweden – From Free Trade to Protectionism?
Sweden has been one of the leading voices for freer trade in the post-war era. Its support for the multilateral trading system has been strong. Today...
Les principes d’organisation des autorités de régulation indépendantes pour les télécommunications
Les autorités de régulation sectorielles, créées au cours des années quatre-vingt-dix dans la plupart des pays du monde, sont des institutions...
Evolution technologique et enjeux de la régulation des télécommunications
Les services de télécommunications sont susceptibles, par leur nature, de subir plusieurs types de défaillances de marché. Or, les changements...
Globalisation and Inflation in OECD Countries
During the last two decades, the world has experienced a remarkable process of disinflation, with average inflation rates in industrialized countries...
Has Economic Analysis Improved Regulatory Decisions?
In response to the increasing impact of regulation, several governments have introduced economic analysis as a way of trying to improve regulatory...