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Europe and the Asia Pacific
In this new policy brief Ambassador Dr Nelson describes a changing world order in which the Asia Pacific will come to play an even more influential...
Aid for Trade: Chronicle of a WTO Attempt at Coherence
Developing countries requests for technical and financial assistance in the Doha Round negotiations prompted the WTO to collaborate with donors and...
The Economics and Political Economy of Going beyond the GATS
This paper addresses the economic and political economy factors explaining why countries agree upon services commitments in regional trade agreements...
Property rights, Consumption Growth and Consumption Volatility: Evidence from a Land Reform in Vietnam
During Vietnam’s transition from a socialist to a market economy, household’s property rights over agricultural land were considerably...
The WTO Must Bounce Back
This policy brief surveys the state of the multilateral trading system, tracing the gradual decline of the Doha Round negotiations and the emergence...
ACTA – The Ethical Analysis of a Failure, and its Lessons
ACTA (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) was originally meant to enforce and harmonise IPR provisions in existing trade agreements within a...
Mercantilist Misconceptions: A Détente Strategy for EU-China Relations
EU-China relations look set to grow increasingly charged in the next few years. Both sides will go through political transitions. We are on the...
After Cross-Strait Rapprochement: A Conceptual Analysis of Potential Gains to Europe from China-Taiwan Economic Cooperation
Is it time for the European Union to revisit its trade policy strategy towards Taiwan? This paper takes a closer look at the potential effects on EU...