Economic research and trade policy analysis
Las mujeres y el comercio
May 2021
Book
El comercio puede mejorar drásticamente la vida de las mujeres mediante la creación de nuevos puestos de trabajo, el aumento de las posibilidades de elección de los consumidores y el fortalecimiento del poder de negociación de las mujeres en la sociedad. También puede dar lugar a pérdidas de empleo y a una concentración del trabajo en ocupaciones de baja cualificación. Habida cuenta de la complejidad y especificidad de la relación entre comerci Read More
Rapport sur le Commerce Mondial 2010
Jun 2010
Book
Le Rapport sur le commerce mondial 2010 traite du commerce des ressources naturelles, comme les combustibles, les forêts, les produits miniers et les ressources halieutiques. Il examine les caractéristiques du commerce des ressources naturelles, les choix qui s'offrent aux gouvernements et comment la coopération internationale, notamment dans le cadre de l'OMC, peut contribuer à la bonne gestion des échanges dans ce secteur.
A Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis
Jan 2012
Book
This Guide to Trade Policy Analysis provides the main tools for the analysis of trade policy. Written by experts with practical experience in the field, this publication outlines the major concepts of trade policy analysis and contains practical guidance on how to apply them to concrete policy questions.
Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2009
Jul 2009
Book
El Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial es una publicación anual destinada a facilitar una comprensión más profunda de las tendencias del comercio, las cuestiones de política comercial y el sistema multilateral de comercio.
Trade and Poverty Reduction
Dec 2018
Book
Global trade has contributed strongly to reducing poverty but important challenges remain in making trade work for the poorest. This publication presents eight case studies to reveal how trade can help to reduce poverty in developing countries. It focuses on four constraints faced by the extremely poor – namely that they tend to live in rural areas, work in the informal sector, live in fragile and conflict-affected regions and face gender inequality. The Read More
Trade Patterns and Global Value Chains in East Asia
Jun 2011
Book
The increasing internationalization of supply chains is challenging our interpretation of conventional trade statistics, as traditional concepts like country of origin, or the distinction between goods and services, become blurred. This publication, jointly produced by the WTO and the Institute of Developing Economies — Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), focuses on the factors that have helped to shape global production.
World Trade Report 2020
Government Policies to Promote Innovation in the Digital Age
Jan 2020
Book
In the digital age, a growing number of governments have adopted policies aimed at boosting growth through innovation and technological upgrading. The World Trade Report 2020 looks at these trends and at how trade and the WTO fit with them. A defining feature of government policies adopted in recent years has been their support of the transition towards a digital economy. Trade and trade policies have historically been important engines for inn Read More
World Trade Report 2004
Exploring the Linkage Between the Domestic Policy Environment and International Trade
Sept 2004
Book
The World Trade Report is an annual WTO publication focused on trade trends and policy issues. The 2004 edition reviews recent trade developments and examines issues including coherence in trade and macroeconomic policies, geographical indications, and the liberalization of trade in services through the temporary movement of natural persons.
Rapport sur le Commerce Mondial 2006
Jun 2006
Book
Les “subventions” sont le sujet central du rapport 2006 sur le commerce mondial. Les auteurs explorent ce champ d'action pour voir comment on peut définir les subventions, ce que la théorie économique peut nous dire d'elles, pourquoi les gouvernements y ont recours, quels sont les secteurs qui en sont les principaux bénéficiaires et quel rôle l'Accord de l'OMC peut jouer pour les réglementer dans le contexte du commerce international.
Rapport sur le commerce mondial 2019
Oct 2019
Book
Les services sont devenus la composante la plus dynamique du commerce mondial et jouent un rôle de plus en plus important dans l’économie mondiale et dans la vie quotidienne. Pourtant, l’importance de la contribution des services au commerce mondial n’est pas toujours bien comprise. Le Rapport sur le commerce mondial 2019 tente d’y remédier en utilisant un nouvel ensemble de données élaboré par l’OMC qui prend en compte les différentes fa Read More
World Trade Report 2017
Trade, Technology and Jobs
Sept 2017
Book
The 2017 World Trade Report examines how technology and trade affect employment and wages. It analyses the challenges for workers and firms in adjusting to changes in labour markets, and how governments can facilitate such adjustment to ensure that trade and technology are inclusive.
Trade Finance and SMEs
Bridging the Gaps in Provision
May 2016
Book
Trade finance plays a key role in helping developing countries participate in global trade. Easing the supply of credit in regions where trade potential is the greatest could have a big impact in helping small businesses grow and in supporting the development of the poorest countries. This publication takes a detailed look at trade finance and emphasises the importance of multilateral agencies working together.
Trade Adjustment in Asia
Sept 2019
Book
Asia’s economic success over the past four decades has been built on a strategy of export promotion coupled with trade opening. Poverty rates throughout the region have fallen dramatically, especially in countries that have succeeded in integrating into regional or global value chains. However, this economic success has been accompanied by structural changes, such as the need for workers to change roles, sectors, and sometimes regions. Faced with i Read More
Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2008
Jun 2008
Book
El Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial es una publicación anual cuyo objetivo es profundizar en la comprensión de las tendencias del comercio, las cuestiones de política comercial y el sistema multilateral de comercio.
Governments, Non-State Actors and Trade Policy-Making
Jan 2010
Book
One of the most pressing issues confronting the multilateral trade system is the challenge posed by the rapid proliferation of preferential trade agreements. Plenty has been written about why governments might choose to negotiate preferentially or multilaterally, but until now it has been written almost exclusively from the perspective of governments. We know very little about how non-state actors view this issue of ‘forum choice', nor how they position the Read More
Rapport sur le commerce mondial 2020
Nov 2020
Book
À l’ère numérique, les états sont de plus en plus nombreux à adopter des politiques visant à stimuler la croissance par l’innovation et la modernisation technologique. Le Rapport sur le commerce mondial 2020 présente ces tendances et examine comment le commerce et l’OMC s’y adaptent. Le soutien à la transition vers une économie numérique a caractérisé les politiques publiques adoptées ces dernières années. Le commerce et les politiques com Read More
WTO Accessions and Trade Multilateralism
Jan 2015
Book
Trois questions importantes seront déterminantes pour l'avenir de l'OMC: le règlement des différends, les négociations et l'intégration régionale. Le règlement des différends est généralement considéré comme l'un des succès majeurs de l'OMC durant ses dix premières années d'existence. La conclusion des négociations du Cycle de Doha est l'un de ses principaux défis. L'intégration régionale est désormais au premier plan du débat alors que les a Read More
An Advanced Guide to Trade Policy Analysis: The Structural Gravity Model
Nov 2016
Book
An Advanced Guide to Trade Policy Analysis is a follow up to A Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis. The Advanced Guide provides the most recent tools for analysis of trade policy using structural gravity models. Written by experts who have contributed to the development of theoretical and empirical methods in the academic gravity literature and who have rich practical experience in the field, this publication explains how to conduct partial equilibrium esti Read More
Globalization and informal jobs in developing countries
Jan 2009
Book
This study focuses on the relationship between trade and the growth of the informal economy in developing countries. Based on existing academic literature, complemented with new empirical research by the ILO and the WTO, the study discusses how trade reform affects different aspects of the informal economy. It also examines how high rates of informal employment diminish the scope for developing countries to translate trade openness into sustainable l Read More
Global Value Chain Development Report 2019
Technological Innovation, Supply Chain Trade, and Workers in a Globalized World
Apr 2017
Book
This report takes stock of the evolution of global value chains (GVCs) in light of technological developments, such as robotics, big data and the Internet of Things. It discusses how these technologies are reshaping GVCs and examines the effect of these changes on labor markets in developed and developing economies and on supply chain management. The report discusses how technological developments are creating new opportunities for the partici Read More
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