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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:Who profits from trade facilitation initiatives? Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. ; SHEPHERD, BenDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/49; Global Governance Programme-55; Global EconomicsAbstract:Extensive research has demonstrated the existence of large potential welfare gains from trade facilitation—measures to reduce the overall costs of the international movement of goods. From an equity perspective an important ...
; SHEPHERD, BenDate:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/49; Global Governance Programme-55; Global EconomicsAbstract:Extensive research has demonstrated the existence of large potential welfare gains from trade facilitation—measures to reduce the overall costs of the international movement of goods. From an equity perspective an important ...
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-73; Global EconomicsAbstract: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 ...
Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/86; Global Governance Programme-73; Global EconomicsAbstract: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:Global governance of international competitiveness spillovers Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. 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 ...
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:Liberalizing trade in services : lessons from regional and WTO negotiations Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. ; 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 ...
; 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: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-48; Global EconomicsAbstract: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 ...
; MAVROIDIS, Petros C.Date:2013Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2013/32; Global Governance Programme-48; Global EconomicsAbstract: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:The Bali Trade Facilitation Agreement and rulemaking in the WTO : milestone, mistake or mirage? Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/102; Global Governance Programme-132; Global EconomicsAbstract:The Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA) embodies the first set of new multilateral rules to have been negotiated under auspices of the WTO since the launch of the Doha Development Agenda, part of a small package of ...
Date:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/102; Global Governance Programme-132; Global EconomicsAbstract:The Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA) embodies the first set of new multilateral rules to have been negotiated under auspices of the WTO since the launch of the Doha Development Agenda, part of a small package of ...
Title:Thinking about the performance of the World Trade Organization : a discussion across disciplines Author(s):ELSIG, Manfred; HOEKMAN, Bernard M. ; PAUWELYN, JoostDate:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2016/13; Global Governance Programme-212; Global EconomicsAbstract:International law, political science and economics scholars are all concerned with analyzing the performance of the WTO as an organization. In this paper we focus on the objectives that these different disciplines attribute ...
; PAUWELYN, JoostDate:2016Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2016/13; Global Governance Programme-212; Global EconomicsAbstract:International law, political science and economics scholars are all concerned with analyzing the performance of the WTO as an organization. In this paper we focus on the objectives that these different disciplines attribute ...
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:International cooperation on public procurement regulation Author(s):HOEKMAN, Bernard M. Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/88; Global Governance Programme-203; Global EconomicsAbstract: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 ...
Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2015/88; Global Governance Programme-203; Global EconomicsAbstract: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 ...