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Title:WTO ‘à la carte’ or WTO ‘menu du jour’? : assessing the case for plurilateral agreements Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M.
; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/58; Global Governance Programme-57; [Global Economics]Abstract:Plurilateral agreements in the WTO context allow sub-sets of countries to agree to commitments in specific policy areas that only apply to signatories, and thus allow for ‘variable geometry’ in the WTO. Plurilateral ...
; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/58; Global Governance Programme-57; [Global Economics]Abstract:Plurilateral agreements in the WTO context allow sub-sets of countries to agree to commitments in specific policy areas that only apply to signatories, and thus allow for ‘variable geometry’ in the WTO. Plurilateral ...
Title:What does the recent WTO litigation on renewable energy subsidies tell us about methodology in legal analysis? : the good, the bad, and the ugly Author(s):RUBINI, LucaDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/05; [Global Governance Programme]; [Global Economics]Abstract:Through the use of the recent litigation on renewable energy subsidies in the World Trade Organization (‘WTO’) as case-study, this paper highlights the importance of methodology in legal analysis and, in particular, of ...
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/05; [Global Governance Programme]; [Global Economics]Abstract:Through the use of the recent litigation on renewable energy subsidies in the World Trade Organization (‘WTO’) as case-study, this paper highlights the importance of methodology in legal analysis and, in particular, of ...
Title:'The wide and the narrow gate' : benchmarking in the SCM agreement after the Canada : renewable energy/FIT ruling Author(s):RUBINI, LucaDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/09; Global Governance Programme-157; [Global Economics]Abstract:This paper is about the future of benchmarking in the SCM Agreement after the Canada – Renewable Energy/FIT dispute. This case left us with bad law. The author claims that WTO dispute settlement organs are now faced with ...
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/09; Global Governance Programme-157; [Global Economics]Abstract:This paper is about the future of benchmarking in the SCM Agreement after the Canada – Renewable Energy/FIT dispute. This case left us with bad law. The author claims that WTO dispute settlement organs are now faced with ...
Title:China's outward FDI : an industry-level analysis of host country determinants Author(s):AMIGHINI, Alessia; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CESifo Working Paper; 2011/3688; [Global Governance Programme]; [Global Economics]Abstract:We provide an empirical analysis of host country determinants of Chinese outward FDI for the period 2003 to 2008, using data disaggregated by country and industry. We want to assess the relevance of market-seeking, ...
Date:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CESifo Working Paper; 2011/3688; [Global Governance Programme]; [Global Economics]Abstract:We provide an empirical analysis of host country determinants of Chinese outward FDI for the period 2003 to 2008, using data disaggregated by country and industry. We want to assess the relevance of market-seeking, ...
Title:Services trade restrictiveness and manufacturing productivity : the role of institutions Author(s):BEVERELLI, Cosimo ; FIORINI, Matteo; HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/63; Global Governance Programme-185; [Global Economics]Abstract:We study the effect of services trade restrictiveness on manufacturing productivity for a broad cross-section of countries at different stages of economic development. Decreasing services trade restrictiveness has a positive ...
; FIORINI, Matteo; HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/63; Global Governance Programme-185; [Global Economics]Abstract:We study the effect of services trade restrictiveness on manufacturing productivity for a broad cross-section of countries at different stages of economic development. Decreasing services trade restrictiveness has a positive ...
Title:Services trade restrictiveness and manufacturing productivity : the role of institutions Author(s):BEVERELLI, Cosimo ; FIORINI, Matteo; HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CEPR Discussion Paper; 2015/10834; [Global Governance Programme]; [Global Economics]Abstract:We study the effect of services trade restrictiveness on manufacturing productivity for a broad cross-section of countries at different stages of economic development. Decreasing services trade restrictiveness has a positive ...
; FIORINI, Matteo; HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:CEPR Discussion Paper; 2015/10834; [Global Governance Programme]; [Global Economics]Abstract:We study the effect of services trade restrictiveness on manufacturing productivity for a broad cross-section of countries at different stages of economic development. Decreasing services trade restrictiveness has a positive ...
Title:Deep and comprehensive free trade agreements Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2016/29; Global Governance Programme-219; [Global Economics]Abstract:This paper reviews elements of the history of association agreements between the EU and countries that are covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). It considers the rationale for negotiation of Deep and Comprehensive ...
Date:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2016/29; Global Governance Programme-219; [Global Economics]Abstract:This paper reviews elements of the history of association agreements between the EU and countries that are covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). It considers the rationale for negotiation of Deep and Comprehensive ...