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VIDEO: Jagdish Bhagwati on why trade still matters

22-nov.-2011

Trade is essential to global economic recovery and protectionism would be harmful, says Professor Jagdish Bhagwati of Columbia University in this interview with OECD. He also challenges the fear that trade 'takes' jobs from developed countries, pointing out that firms from developing countries are now creating jobs in richer economies.

Imports bring wages of skilled workers up, new OECD study finds

19-oct.-2011

Imports tend to bring wages up for skilled workers rather than push wages down, according to this study of the relationship between wages and trade in 55 countries and 40 industries. This positive effect is evidence of the increased productivity of firms who import inputs.

Open trade in IT goods and services supports innovation and productivity growth

01-juil.-2011

Trade liberalisation in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, a major contributor to innovation and productivity growth, can help foster competition and reduce prices for consumers, according to this study.

Trade and innovation: Emerging economies grow as pharmaceuticals markets and research & development centres

19-avr.-2011

Emerging economies are increasingly important in the pharmaceutical sector as markets and as research and development (R&D) participants. Further involvement by these economies in international trade facilitating measures will help trade, innovation and globalisation of R&D, says this paper.

G20 trade barrier reduction could boost employment and growth

27-janv.-2011

A 50% reduction of trade barriers by G20 economies, complemented by active labour and adjustment policies, could generate more jobs, higher real wages and increased exports, according to OECD analysis.

Trade and Innovation: Report on the Chemicals Sector

30-sept.-2010

The chemicals sector has a long history of innovation and is a large trading item. This paper analyses and compares different trade and innovation linkages in basic industrial chemicals, specialty and fine chemicals and consumer chemicals.

Economic crisis: trade and economic effects of policy responses

07-sept.-2010

Open markets will be necessary for a sustained economic recovery, and so governments should continue to resist protectionist pressures, a new OECD report recommends.

International Standards and Trade - A Review of the Empirical Literature

18-juin-2010

How do international standards affect international trade? This paper surveys empirical studies investigating this relationship. Its main focus is on econometric studies, but surveys and some of the literature investigating the relationship between standards and other economic measures, such as productivity, growth and welfare are also covered.

Imports: improving productivity and competitiveness

25-mai-2010

International trade in intermediate goods and services gives domestic firms access to higher quality inputs and improves their competitivity. Protectionist measures that inhibit this trade are more likely to produce firm closures and job losses, OECD analysis finds.

Trade, policy and the economic crisis

25-mai-2010

With economic recovery under way, a new OECD report urges governments to continue to resist protectionism and advises on policies that support growth, employment and trade.




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