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A Review of Methods for Quantifying the Trade Effects of Standards in the Agri-Food Sector

02-Oct-2008

Successive rounds of global trade liberalisation have substantially reduced tariff barriers to trade, but non-tariff measures (NTMs) have become increasingly prevalent. This paper investigates different methods used to measure the impact of one type of NTM on trade in the agri-food sector.

Business perceptions of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) facing trade in selected environmental goods and associated services Part I: Survey results

28-Apr-2008

OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper 2007-02 Part I&II. This report documents the incidence, and impact of, non-tariff measures that are perceived to act as barriers to trade in seven sectors of environmental goods and associated services.

Trade and Labour Market Adjustments

23-Apr-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 64. This study describes recent developments in international trade and OECD labour markets and the links between them. It studies OECD labour market impacts of offshoring, trade in tasks and the integration of emerging economies in the world economy.  

The Interaction amongst Trade, Investment and Competition Policies

27-Feb-2008

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 60. The report focuses on the complementarities between trade, investment and competition policies and analyses how policy coherence can be promoted in these three important areas that shape incentives for markets to be more competitive.

Market structure in the distribution sector and merchandise trade

04-Feb-2008

OECD Working Paper No. 68. This study explores how recent developments in the retail sector affect trade in consumer goods. It focuses on three developments in the retail sector: i) internationalization; ii) market structure; and iii) the growing market share of retailers’ private labels, using the gravity model.

International Production Networks in the Nordic/Baltic Regions

28-Jan-2008

This study analyses the relationship between offshoring of intermediate input production and labour demand in Sweden, Finland and Norway, distinguishing between workers with different educational attainments. OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No 61.

Outsourcing in East Asia and its impact on the Japanese and Korean Labour Markets

28-Jan-2008

This study describes the changing patterns of intermediate goods trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) in East Asia and investigates the impacts of international outsourcing on the Japanese and the Korean labour markets. OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 65.




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