The pursuit of non-trade policy objectives in EU trade policy

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dc.contributor.authorBORCHERT, Ingo
dc.contributor.authorCONCONI, Paola
dc.contributor.authorDI UBALDO, Mattia
dc.contributor.authorHERGHELEGIU, Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-23T21:57:17Z
dc.date.available2020-04-23T21:57:17Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe European Union (EU) often conditions preferential access to its market upon compliance by its trading partners with Non-Trade Policy Objectives (NTPOs), including human rights and labor and environmental standards. We systematically document the coverage of NTPOs in EU trade agreements and in its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). We then examine the extent to which trade agreements and GSP programs can be used to promote NTPOs. Preferential trade agreements are negotiated under multilateral rules, which require members to eliminate all tariffs reciprocally. As a result, once a trade agreement enters into force, the EU cannot easily restrict or extend access to its market so as to “punish bad behavior” or “reward good behavior” on NTPOs by its trading partners. By contrast, GSP preferences are granted on a unilateral basis, so they can be limited or extended, depending on compliance with NTPOs. EU GSP programs can thus provide a carrot-and-stick mechanism to promote NTPOs in partner countries.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.issn1028-3625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/66882
dc.language.isoenen
dc.orcid.uploadtrue*
dc.publisherEuropean University Instituteen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEUI RSCASen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2020/26en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesGlobal Governance Programme-391en
dc.relation.ispartofseries[Global Economics]en
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectTrade agreementsen
dc.subjectGSPen
dc.subjectConditionalityen
dc.subjectNon-trade policy objectivesen
dc.subjectF13en
dc.subjectF50en
dc.subjectJ80en
dc.subjectK32en
dc.subjectK38en
dc.subject.otherTrade, investment and international cooperationen
dc.subject.otherEuropean governanceen
dc.titleThe pursuit of non-trade policy objectives in EU trade policyen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dspace.entity.typePublication
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