Economic research and trade policy analysis
Introduction
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World Trade Report 2010
Jun 2010
Chapter
Trade and output growth resumed in the second half of 2009 following record declines earlier in the year. The recovery through the first quarter of 2010 was insufficient to attain pre-crisis levels. The WTO has projected a further recovery in 2010 from the depressed levels of 2009, which should reverse some but not all of the impact of the trade collapse. One positive development in 2009 was the absence of any major increase in trade barriers imposed by Read More
Agradecimeintos
Jun 2006
Chapter
El Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2006 ha sido elaborado bajo la supervisión general del Director General Adjunto Alejandro Jara. Patrick Low, Director de la División de Estudios Económicos y Estadística, dirigió el equipo encargado de redactar el Informe. Los autores principales del Informe son Marc Bachetta, Bijit Bora, K. Michael Finger, Marion Jansen, Alexander Keck, Clarisse Morgan, Roberta Piermartini y Robert Teh. Las estadísticas comerci Read More
introduction
Jun 2005
Chapter
Les normes de produit spécifient ou déterminent les caractéristiques d’un produit. Ces caractéristiques peuvent être la conception, la taille, le poids, la sécurité, le rendement énergétique, les émissions polluantes, l’interopérabilité, le matériau et même le procédé de production. On peut citer comme exemples les dimensions des conteneurs de transport et des filetages, l’efficacité des ceintures de sécurité, des airbags ou des appareils médicau Read More
Efectos de la tecnología en el funcionamiento del mercado de trabajo
Sept 2017
Chapter
En esta sección se examinan los efectos de la tecnología en el nivel y la composición del empleo y en los salarios. El progreso tecnológico, al incrementar la productividad de los factores de producción, amplía la frontera de posibilidades de producción de una economía de forma que esta puede producir lo mismo con menos recursos, o producir más con la misma cantidad de recursos.
Introduction
Nov 2020
Chapter
Partout dans le monde, les gouvernements interviennent activement et ouvertement dans les économies pour transformer lorientation, la structure et la compétitivité de branches de production, de secteurs ou de technologies spécifiques. Ces interventions peuvent avoir des effets à la fois positifs et négatifs dans léconomie mondiale hyper connectée daujourdhui. La coopération et les règles internationales sont nécessaires pour faire en sorte que l Read More
Jordan
Jan 2010
Chapter
This chapter explores how non-state actors (NSAs) seek to influence government policy in relation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and preferential trade agreements (PTAs) as alternative venues for international trade cooperation. Little research has been done on NSA–government interaction on trade policy development in Jordan, and almost no analysis exists that captures and contrasts this interaction in relation to multilateral as opposed to bil Read More
Acknowledgements and Disclaimer
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World Trade Report 2019
Oct 2019
Chapter
The World Trade Report 2019 was prepared under the general responsibility of Xiaozhun Yi, WTO Deputy Director-General, and Robert Koopman, Director of the WTO Economic Research and Statistics Division. The Report was coordinated by Emmanuelle Ganne and Stela Rubínová (Economic Research and Statistics Division) and by Antonia Carzaniga (Trade in Services and Investment Division). The lead authors of the Report are Barbara d’Andrea, An Read More
Un monde de possibilités … et de défis
Apr 2019
Chapter
D’après une étude publiée par le Parlement européen en 2017, la chaîne de blocs pourrait « changer nos vies » (Boucher, 2017). Ce que montrent les différentes applications de la chaîne de blocs qui sont mises au point dans des domaines aussi divers que le financement du commerce, la facilitation des échanges, le commerce des services, la propriété intellectuelle et les marchés publics, c’est que la chaîne de blocs peut avoir un impact considéra Read More
Foreword
Jun 2012
Chapter
Fifteen years ago, 28 WTO members and acceding members overcame numerous political and technical obstacles, and agreed to work together for the expansion of trade in information technology (IT) products through the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). This landmark agreement demonstrates not only that developed and developing countries can work together in a mutually beneficial manner, but also that the WTO could serve as an effectiv Read More
Social protection in labour markets exposed to external shocks
Jan 2011
Chapter
Social protection refers to publicly provided safety nets of two kinds. The first type is poverty alleviation measures which help people who are born poor or who lack the productive assets or skills to get out of poverty. The second type consists of social insurance programmes or other labour market interventions that allow people to deal with labour market risk. The focus of this chapter is on the social protection systems of the latter type which protect indiv Read More
Les normes dans le système commercial multilatéral
Jun 2005
Chapter
La présente section traite des textes juridiques et de la jurisprudence de l’OMC qui concernent les normes. Elle commence par un examen des textes eux-mêmes, suivi d’un exposé détaillé de quelques-uns des concepts essentiels relatifs aux normes qui figurent dans l’Accord OTC et l’Accord SPS ainsi que dans le GATT de 1994. Ces accords sont ensuite placés dans le contexte de l’analyse économique présentée dans les sections précédentes, et l’on se ré Read More
Respuestas de política para aumentar los beneficios que las mujeres obtienen del comercio
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Las mujeres y el comercio
May 2021
Chapter
En el presente capítulo se examinan las iniciativas relacionadas con el comercio y el empoderamiento económico de las mujeres que llevan a cabo los Gobiernos, la sociedad civil, el sector privado y las instituciones multilaterales. Se da prioridad a las medidas que podrían ser más eficaces para abrir los mercados a las mujeres y reforzar su capacidad comercial. También se señalan los riesgos que plantea el comercio para las mujeres trabajadoras Read More
The macroeconomic implications of WTO accession
Jan 2015
Chapter
This chapter proposes a holistic framework by which acceding governments may evaluate the macroeconomic impact of joining the WTO. Because both acceding governments and WTO members are interested in preserving their own systemic stability and the stability of the multilateral trading system, evaluation of the Accession Package can be achieved by examining its impact on the domestic and external stability of the acceding country. The Read More
The globalization of supply chains – policy challenges for developing countries
Jan 2013
Chapter
Global Value Chains (GVCs) represent the dominant form of cross-border economic organization for the production and delivery of goods and services, and developing countries have to deal with them to maintain and enhance their participation in the global economy. While GVCs are the product of the significant changes that have taken place in the global economy over the last three decades and market forces largely determine their scope and direction, Read More
Offshoring services: Recent developments and prospects
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World Trade Report 2005
Jun 2005
Chapter
Despite the recovery in the world economy in 2003 and 2004, unemployment remained high in many industrial countries. Even in those countries which reported a strong recovery, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, employment levels recovered only moderately, leading many observers to wonder about a “jobless recovery”. Although employment growth typically lags behind in each cyclical output recovery, sluggishness in services se Read More
Global value chains and employment in developing economies
Apr 2017
Chapter
The emergence of global value chains – whereby goods that used to be produced within one country are now fragmented and distributed across global networks of production – has offered developing countries new opportunities to integrate into the global economy. This has also had fundamental impacts for workers in developing countries. The chapter shows that higher earnings and employment within sectors and firms is associated with GVC integrat Read More
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