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Title:International public procurement : from scant facts to hard data Author(s):CERNAT, Lucian; KUTLINA-DIMITROVA, ZornitsaDate:2015Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2015/08; Global Governance ProgrammeAbstract:Public procurement is a negotiating area gaining in importance at multilateral and bilateral level, as evidenced by a brief review of procurement provisions in existing trade agreements. The size of procurement spending ...
Title:Special and differential treatment of developing countries in the WTO Author(s):CONCONI, Paola; PERRONI, CarloDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/60; Global Governance Programme-109Abstract:Rules on special and differential treatment (SDT) constitute the centerpiece of the WTO's strategy for integrating developing countries into the world trading system. We examine the theoretical rationale for SDT when trade ...
Title:The political economy of services trade agreements Author(s):FIORINI, Matteo; LEBRAND, MathildeDate:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2016/05Abstract:This paper studies the determinants of liberalization commitments in the context of trade in services used as intermediate inputs. Compared to goods, services inputs are mostly complementary to other factors of production ...
Title:MFN clubs and scheduling additional commitments in the GATT : learning from the GATS Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2016/06; Global Governance Programme-211Abstract:Scheduling additional commitments for policies affecting trade in goods in the GATT has been plagued by two sources of ambiguity: the treatment of changes introduced unilaterally by members subsequent to an initial commitment, ...
Title:Multilateral environmental agreements in the WTO : silence speaks volumes Author(s):HORN, Henrik; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2014Citation:
- International journal of economic theory, 2014, Vol. 10, No. 1 SI, pp. 147-166
Type:ArticleAbstract:This study contributes to the debate concerning the appropriate role of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in WTO dispute settlement. It seeks to address this relationship in light of the reason why the parties ...
Title:International cooperation on public procurement regulation Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/88; Global Governance Programme-203Abstract:Most governments have yet to agree to binding disciplines on government procurement regulation, whether in the WTO or a preferential trade agreement. Empirical research suggests that reciprocally-negotiated market access ...
Title:Bite the bullet : trade retaliation, EU jurisprudence and the law and economics of ‘taking one for the team’ Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/32; Global Governance Programme-48Abstract:This paper discusses the Fedon case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which involved a claim for compensation by Fedon (an Italian producer of eye glass cases) from the EU for the imposition of WTO-authorized ...
Title:First diagnose, then treat : what ails the Doha Round? Author(s):WOLFE, RobertDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/85; Global Governance Programme-72Abstract:The commonplace tendency is to blame the difficulties of the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations on the World Trade Organization (WTO) itself. In contrast, I suggest in the first part of this paper that exogenous ...
Title:Sustaining multilateral trade cooperation in a multipolar world economy Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/86; Global Governance Programme-73Abstract:The deadlock in the WTO Doha Round has been accompanied by an increased focus on the negotiation of preferential trade agreements, including so-called ‘mega-regionals’. This paper discusses possible implications for—and ...
Title:Supply chains and international cooperation : thinking outside the box Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.Date:2013Type:OtherSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS PP; 2013/11; Global Governance ProgrammeAbstract:The value of world trade has increased 27-fold since 1950, three time more that the growth of global GDP. An increasing share of that trade involves international supply chains and the global fragmentation of production. ...