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Title:Merger control procedures and institutions : a comparison of the EU and US practice Author(s):KOVACIC, William E.; MAVROIDIS, Petros C. EUI affiliated

; NEVEN, Damien J.Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/20; Global Governance Programme-84; Global EconomicsAbstract:The objective of this paper is to discuss and compare the role that different constituencies play in US and EU procedures for merger control. We describe the main constituencies (both internal and external) involved in ...

Title:Diffusion of labor standards from origin to host countries : cross county evidence from multinational companies in Africa Author(s):ALI, Merima; SERIC, AdnanDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/22; Global Governance Programme-86; Global EconomicsAbstract:This study empirically examines diffusion of labor standards from origin to host countries by investigating whether better labor standards of MNCs’ origin countries are correlated with higher wages of workers in host ...

Title:The Impact of China on Manufacturing Exports of Italy and Germany Author(s):GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia EUI affiliated

; SANFILIPPO, Marco EUI affiliated

; VELUCCHI, MargheritaDate:2012Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2012/26; Global Governance Programme-21; Global EconomicsAbstract:This paper analyses the impact of China on the export performance of Italy and Germany to their main trading partners in the OECD markets. Given a strong specialization in the manufacturing sector, these two countries are ...

Title:Supply chains, mega-regionals and multilateralism : a road map for the WTO Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. EUI affiliated

Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/27; Global Governance Programme-88; Global EconomicsAbstract:At the 9th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Bali it was agreed to develop a work program to conclude the long-running Doha round. This report argues that any work program should recognize that goods and services are ...

Title:Global governance of international competitiveness spillovers Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. EUI affiliated

Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/33; Global Governance Programme-49; Global EconomicsAbstract:Reducing public sector deficits and high debt burdens in part will require an increase in net exports – which is only possible if the countries concerned are able to produce goods and services that are ‘competitive’ on ...

Title:EC-Seal Products : the tension between public morals and international trade agreements Author(s):CONCONI, Paola; VOON, TaniaDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/70; Global Governance Programme-192; Global EconomicsAbstract:The EC – Seal Products dispute raises fundamental questions about the relationship between public morals and international trade. Can WTO members impose trade restrictions based on moral or ethical concerns? Under what ...

Title:Trade in environmental goods : a review of the WTO Appellate Body’s ruling in "US-countervailing measures (China)" Author(s):BREWSTER, Rachel; BRUNEL, Claire; MAYDA, Anna MariaDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/69; Global Governance Programme-191; Global EconomicsAbstract:In this paper we claim that, in the WTO Appellate Body (AB)'s ruling in US — Countervailing Measures (China), the AB decision has not put in question the practice of imposing countervailing duties (CVDs). While the US has ...

Title:Changes in the jurisprudence of the WTO appellate body during the past twenty years Author(s):ROESSLER, FriederDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/72; Global Governance Programme-194; Global EconomicsAbstract:The paper examines changes in the jurisprudence of the WTO Appellate Body in three areas of law and concludes that the Appellate Body failed to acknowledge and cogently explain in each of these areas the changes it made. ...

Title:Liberalizing trade in services : lessons from regional and WTO negotiations Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. EUI affiliated

; MATTOO, AadityaDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/34; Global Governance Programme-50; Global EconomicsAbstract:Liberalization of trade and investment in services through trade agreements has progressed less than trade in goods. We review the limited progress achieved to date in the WTO and major regional agreements on services and ...

Title:Revisiting procedure and precedent in the WTO : an analysis of "US : countervailing and anti-dumping measures (China)" Author(s):BESHKAR, Mostafa; CHILTON, Adam S.Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/68; Global Governance Programme-190; Global EconomicsAbstract:After not applying countervailing duty (CVD) law against non-market economies (NMEs) for two decades, the United State opened a CVD investigation against China in 2006. After extensive litigation, a U.S. appeals court ruled ...

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