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Addressing the Regulatory Divergences in the Medical Devices Sector
Medical devices are not just simple commodities. They are the result of decades of research and development and scientific advancement, and...
The Secret to the Success of K-pop: The Benefits of Well-Balanced Copyrights
Today’s mantra in many political and business circles is that stringent copyrights are needed for fostering cultural creativity and that...
The EU’s Trade with Emerging Markets: Climbing the Value-added Chain and Growing IP Intensity?
International trade is a powerful force of societal transformation. Trade agreements not only stimulated trade; they have improved the quality and...
Who Reforms for Higher Productivity?
With weak European growth performance over a longer period of time, it is time to push reforms raising the rate of productivity growth. The EU’s...
The French Audiovisual Policy: An evaluation
The two last years have witnessed a hot debate in France on whether the current French audiovisual policy has had a positive or a negative...
La politique audiovisuelle française : A bout de souffle
Ces deux dernières années, la France a connu un vif débat sur l’impact de la politique audiovisuelle actuelle sur le rayonnement de la...
The Effect of Screen Quotas and Subsidy Regime on Cultural Industry: A Case Study of French and Korean Film Industries
There are voices in France advocating for a Korean-type screen quota system, seen as a key ingredient in Korean films’ success, and voices...
Korean Dramas and Films: Key Factors for Their International Competitiveness
The Korean wave, which is the popularity of Korean entertainment outside Korea, is a fairly new phenomenon. Encompassing Korean dramas,...
Sectoral and Plurilateral Approaches in Services Negotiations: Before and After TISA
by Michitaka Nakatomi, Consulting Fellow, RIETI With the stagnation of services negotiations under the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Trade in...
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...