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Behind Global Trade Statistics
Do you sometimes wonder about the world trade statistics, published by the WTO? Behind the headline numbers, there is a lot to explore … Until 1995, when the GATS was added to the corpus of...
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The Costs of Data Localisation: Country Reports
Last month, we published a paper that aimed to quantify the losses that result from data localisation requirements and stringent data privacy and security laws. The study looks at the effects of...
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The Costs of Data Localization
In the aftermath of recent revelations on mass-scale electronic surveillance, there has been a widespread proliferation of internet restrictions. One of the most drastic, yet a common policy response...
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The World Economy – Running on One or Two Engines?
The image of the world economy in the past years has been one of a slowing tanker, running only on one engine. The developing part of the world, or what in today’s language is called the fast...
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The Health and Future of China-EU Trade Relations
I was asked by a big Chinese news agency to provide a short comment on the health of China-EU trade relations. Here it is: Trade growth between China and the European Union in the past ten years has...
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Desert Island FTAs: How the CJK Agreement and the Territorial Dispute Actually Co-exist
If you believe the Western press, we are approaching a major conflict over the Senkaku islands or Diaoyus, depending on who you side with. There is little interest for an outsider to have an...
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Rethinking Taiwan: How the EU Should Follow China Into a Trade Agreement
A year ago, deepening trade relations between Taiwan and the EU was seen as a far-fetched goal for the EU. It was formally never considered for a FTA with Europe, despite being one of the wealthiest...
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A New Approach for EU-China Trade Policy
What will happen to trade relations between China and the European Union (EU) in the next few years? China’s rise to preeminence in world trade has been a source of economic growth for...
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Solar Panels and Retaliatory Duties: What’s the Use?
By Jasper De Meyer (Intern at ECIPE) Solar power, and specifically the production of solar panels, has become a hot topic in trade policy circles. China recently launched a WTO case against the...