Publications (Filter: trade)
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“The Logic of Zero”: Boosting SMEs Trade in TTIP
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has several novelties. One is that it will include, for the first time in a free...
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The New World of Trade
By: Pascal LamyPascal Lamy is a former Director-General of the World Trade...
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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...
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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...
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Nowhere To Go? Surveillance, Privacy Rules and Trade Talks
By: Roderick AbbottThis policy brief outlines the chronology of the developments since Edward Snowden leaked the documents on large-scale electronic surveillance,...
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Trade and Logistics: A “Bali Package” for the EU
Traditionally, the concept of trade costs for shipping goods has been centred on tariffs, quotas and other policies inhibiting exporting firms from...
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The Case for an EU-China Investment Agreement
Trade and investment volumes between the EU and China will continue to grow – but they will also be a source of friction and disputes. Are there...
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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...
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Trade Costs and Productivity in Services Sectors
For goods sectors, there is extensive empirical evidence that lower trade costs are associated with higher productivity at the firm- and...
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Aid for Trade is Reaching its Limits, so What’s Next?
The Aid for Trade Initiative has reached its limits and is in a need to be revamped. This article describes the political economy that led to the...
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Trade and Development at the Crossroads?
By: Roderick AbbottThis paper seeks to look at EU Trade and Development policies which seem to be at a crucial moment - crucial in the sense of the point at which the...