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The Political Economy of Liberalising Air Transport in APEC: Regulatory Aspects and Negotiating Options
This study examines the role of regulation and remedial policies for the successful liberalisation of the air transport sector in the Asia Pacific...
Productivity of India’s Offshore Outsourcing Sector: Business-based Evidence
Following on an earlier paper discussing the sustainability of India's comparative advantage in IT offshore outsourcing, the authors pursue their...
Protectionism Online: Internet Censorship and International Trade Law
Internet is a global market place. The rapid development of the Internet, and especially of Internet-based com- merce, has largely taken place...
The Optimal Basel Capital Requirement to Cope with Pro-cyclicality: A Theoretical Approach
This paper focuses on the role of the Basel capital requirement and proposes a new counter cyclical measure by use of a simple general equilibrium...
Half a Century of Exporting Educational Services: Assessing Egypt’s Role in Educating the Arab World
Egypt’s role as the leading exporter of educational services to the Arab region has been a source of national pride and great debate in the...
Liberalising Air Cargo Services in APEC
This study aims at assessing the link between a more liberal air cargo regime and increased bilateral merchandise trade in the Asia Pacific...
Leveraging Trade in Services to Consolidate Global Economic Recovery: An Agenda for the G-20
The time is ripe for G-20 policymakers to take strong and decisive action to reduce the costs of providing services abroad, because: 1. The costs...
Circular Labour Migration and Offshoring of IT Services: What can be Done to Remove Unnecessary Trade Barriers?
India has since the early 1990s moved from being an inward-looking economy with import-substitution policies to become one of the world’s leading...