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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.

Raw materials: export restrictions and their economic effects

19-nov.-2010

Export restrictions on raw materials can have a negative impact on allocation of resources, international trade and the competitiveness and development of industries in both importing and exporting countries. This collection of papers looks at the economic effects of these restrictions, including case studies of specific materials and countries.

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.

The Availability and Cost of Short-Term Trade Finance and its Impact on Trade

18-juin-2010

Trade fell significantly in the aftermath of the financial crisis, even more than the large drop in global production levels.  This paper examines to what extent short-term trade finance may have impacted trade levels before and after the crisis hit.

Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements and Technical Barriers to Trade: An African Perspective

16-juin-2010

Using key principles and provisions of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) as a yardstick for analysis, this paper examines whether and how eight major regional integration agreements in Sub-Saharan Africa address TBT.  It finds that TBT have not been not an important issue in those agreements and investment in related institutional infrastructure has not been significant.

Proceedings of the Workshop on Technical Barriers to Trade

14-juin-2010

The OECD recently held a Workshop on Technical Barriers to Trade : Promoting Good Practice in Support of Open Markets. These proccedings bring together the presentation and background papers prepared for this workshop which attracted over 90 trade officials, regulators and other stakeholders from OECD and non-OECD countries to discuss developments in the TBT field and the associated policy challenges.

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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