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Title:A turquoise mess : green subsidies, blue industrial policy and renewable energy : the case for redrafting the subsidies agreement of the WTO Author(s):COSBEY, Aaron; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/17; Global Governance Programme-82; Global EconomicsAbstract:Canada-Renewable Energy presented the WTO Panel and Appellate Body (AB) with a novel issue: at the heart of the dispute was a measure adopted by the province of Ontario whereby producers of renewable energy would be paid ...
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/17; Global Governance Programme-82; Global EconomicsAbstract:Canada-Renewable Energy presented the WTO Panel and Appellate Body (AB) with a novel issue: at the heart of the dispute was a measure adopted by the province of Ontario whereby producers of renewable energy would be paid ...
Title:Reaching out for green policies : national environmental policies in the WTO legal order Author(s):MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/21; Global Governance Programme-85; Global EconomicsAbstract:The WTO does not squarely address the issue of jurisdictional ambit of national policies (affecting trade). And yet, absent some agreement as to what trading nations can and cannot do, the WTO loses much of its effectiveness. ...
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/21; Global Governance Programme-85; Global EconomicsAbstract:The WTO does not squarely address the issue of jurisdictional ambit of national policies (affecting trade). And yet, absent some agreement as to what trading nations can and cannot do, the WTO loses much of its effectiveness. ...
Title:Services productivity, trade policy, and manufacturing exports Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. 
; SHEPHERD, BenDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/07; Global Governance Programme-156; Global EconomicsAbstract:This paper analyzes the linkage between services and manufacturing productivity performance, using firm-level data for over 100 developing countries. We find strong evidence for such a linkage, although the effect is small: ...
; SHEPHERD, BenDate:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/07; Global Governance Programme-156; Global EconomicsAbstract:This paper analyzes the linkage between services and manufacturing productivity performance, using firm-level data for over 100 developing countries. We find strong evidence for such a linkage, although the effect is small: ...
Title:Trade agreements and international regulatory cooperation in a supply chain world Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/04; Global Governance Programme-154; Global EconomicsAbstract:Many of the policies that affect international supply chains and associated trade flows are regulatory in nature. Governments generally do not pursue domestic regulation or design trade agreements with a view to support ...
Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/04; Global Governance Programme-154; Global EconomicsAbstract:Many of the policies that affect international supply chains and associated trade flows are regulatory in nature. Governments generally do not pursue domestic regulation or design trade agreements with a view to support ...
Title:A technical barriers to trade agreement for services? Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. ; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/25; Global Governance Programme-165; Global EconomicsAbstract:Services are regulated for a variety of reasons. Regulation is typically influenced by political economy forces and may thus at times reflect protectionist motivations. Similar considerations arise for goods, but the ...
; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/25; Global Governance Programme-165; Global EconomicsAbstract:Services are regulated for a variety of reasons. Regulation is typically influenced by political economy forces and may thus at times reflect protectionist motivations. Similar considerations arise for goods, but the ...