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OECD work on trade provides analytical underpinnings to support continued trade liberalisation and foster an understanding of trade policy linkages of public concern. Trade and investment liberalisation has proven to be both a powerful stimulus to economic growth and a key factor in integrating an expanding number of countries in the world economy. OECD Work on Trade - a presentation

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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) spillers and their interrelationships with trade

08-Oct-2008

Foreign direct investment (FDI) represents an increasingly important dimension of international economic integration with global FDI flows growing faster than output over the past two decades.

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.

Harnessing the political economy in support of an open multilateral trading system

30-Sep-2008

The benefits of an open multilateral trading system are increasingly being questioned. Despite strong growth in international trade and investment, multilateral liberalisation faces considerable challenges and is becoming ever more elusive.

Policy Dialogue on Aid for Trade, 3-4 November 2008

19-Sep-2008

The OECD with the support of the European Commission and the German Marshall Fund of the United States is organizing a Policy Dialogue on Aid for Trade on 3-4 November 2008 in the OECD Conference Centre. The main objectives of this two-day event is to discuss between policy makers, practitioners and academics how the developing community can help developing countries to build trade capacity and address supply-side constraints, in order to realize the full benefits from their integration in the world economy.

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