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Title:The impact of patent protection and financial development on industrial R&D Author(s):MASKUS, Keith E.; MILANI, Sahar; NEUMANN, RebeccaDate:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/37; Global Governance Programme-312; [Global Economics]Abstract:Stronger protection of patent rights is thought to spur innovation through securing returns to R&D investments. Those investments must be financed, however, suggesting that the responsiveness of R&D to patent reforms varies ...

Title:Multinational firms, value chains, and trade disputes : explaining dispute onset at the world trade organization Author(s):YILDIRIM, Aydin EUI affiliated

; POLETTI, Arlo; CHATAGNIER, J. Tyson; DE BIÈVRE, DirkDate:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/21; Global Governance Programme-301; [Global Economics]Abstract:In this paper we aim to explain World Trade Organization (WTO) members’ decision to initiate a dispute at the WTO. Since many potential violations of WTO law remain unchallenged, we explore the conditions under which WTO ...

Title:Trade costs and international trade flows : methodologies, data, and empirical evidence Author(s):MOORE, MichaelDate:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/05; Global Governance Programme-294; [Global Economics]Abstract:A growing literature has begun to focus on the empirical relationship between transportation costs and international trade flows. This survey will document some of the most important recent trends in this literature, ...

Title:Things have changed (or Have they ?) : tariff protection and environmental concerns in the WTO Author(s):MAVROIDIS, Petros C. EUI affiliated

; NEVEN, Damien J.Date:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/20; Global Governance Programme-300; [Global Economics]; [European, Transnational and Global Governance]Abstract:This paper considers the APEC and proposed EGA agreements which grant tariff concession in favor of "green" goods. We find that the practical significance of the APEC agreement should not be overestimated as it involves ...

Title:Die another day : zeroing in on targeted dumping : did the AB hit the mark in US–Washing machines? Author(s):MAVROIDIS, Petros C. EUI affiliated

; PRUSA, Thomas J.Date:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/01; Global Governance Programme-290; [Global Economics]Abstract:In US–Washing Machines, the WTO Appellate Body (AB) extended the prohibition of zeroing to the so-called exceptional (or W-T) methodology, where the dumping margin is established by comparing the weighted average normal ...

Title:21st Century trade agreements and the owl of Minerva Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. EUI affiliated

; NELSON, DouglasDate:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/04; Global Governance Programme-293; [Global Economics]Abstract:The post Second World War liberal trade order has been a driver of global economic growth and rising average per capita incomes. This order confronts increasing opposition, reflecting concerns about adjustment costs and ...

Title:Labour market effects of currency appreciation : the case of Switzerland Author(s):EGGER, Peter H.; SCHWARZER, Johannes; SHINGAL, Anirudh EUI affiliated

Date:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/30; Global Governance Programme-308; [Global Economics]Abstract:Recent work on labour market effects of globalization has generated both academic and populist interests. However, this work has focussed exclusively on the manufacturing sector. Moreover, general equilibrium effects of ...

Title:Consumer arbitrage in cross-border e-commerce Author(s):ANSON, José; BOFFA, Mauro EUI affiliated

; HELBLE, MatthiasDate:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/17; Global Governance Programme-298; [Global Economics]Abstract:In today's internet markets consumers can search for, find and compare prices worldwide. Online, information circulates faster than offline and arbitrage opportunities such as the ones arising from currency shocks are ...

Title:Russia-tariff treatment : identifying systematic violations of WTO law Author(s):REYNOLDS, Kara M.; RIGOD, BorisDate:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/02; Global Governance Programme-291; [Global Economics]Abstract:In October 2014, the European Union requested consultations with Russia under the WTO’s dispute settlement system regarding Russia’s tariff treatment of various agricultural and manufacturing products. Although most of the ...

Title:Learning about digital trade : privacy and e-commerce in CETA and TPP Author(s):WOLFE, RobertDate:2018Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2018/27; Global Governance Programme-305; [European, Transnational and Global Governance]; [Global Economics]Abstract:It is a truth universally acknowledged that every ambitious 21st century trade agreement is in want of a chapter on electronic commerce. One of the most politically sensitive and technically challenging issues is personal ...

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