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151 - Multilateralising Regionalism on Government Procurement
Asako Ueno
The potential multilateralisation of government procurement commitments in regional trade agreements (RTAs) presents many issues and challenges. To what extent do RTAs go beyond the 2012 revised Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), and how do they differ among trading partners?
This report surveys 47 RTAs in force with government procurement provisions where an OECD member is a party. It finds that in general, non-GPA parties have achieved the general GPA level of market access commitments in their RTAs. In particular, RTA services coverage commitments involving non-GPA parties are more extensive than those of GPA parties.
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Evdokia Moïsé and Florian Le Bris
- 149 - Different Partners, Different Patterns: Trade and Labour Market Dynamics in Brazil's Post-Liberalisation Period (April 2013)
David Kupfer, Marta Castilho, Esther Dweck and Marcelo Nicoll (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- 148 - The Role of Services for Competitiveness in Manufacturing (April 2013)
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås and Yunhee Kim
- 147 - State-Owned Enterprises: Trade Effects and Policy Implications (April 2013)
Przemyslaw Kowalski, Max Büge, Monika Sztajerowska and Matias Egeland
- 146 - Export Restrictions: Benefits of Transparency and Good Practices (March 2013)
Osvaldo R. Agatiello and Barbara Fliess
- 145 - Mineral Resource Trade in Chile: Contribution to Development and Policy Implications (March 2013)
Jane Korinek
- 144 - Trade Facilitation Indicators: The Potential Impact of Trade Facilitation on Developing Countries' Trade (March 2013)
Evdokia Moïsé and Silvia Sorescu
- 143 - Trade and Labour Market Adjustment (February 2013)
Susan Stone, Patricia Sourdin and Clarisse Legendre
- 142 - Estimating the Constraints to Agricultural Trade of Developing Countries (January 2013)
Evdokia Moïsé, Claire Delpeuch, Silvia Sorescu, Novella Bottini and Arthur Foch
- 141 - Regulatory Transparency in Multilateral Agreements Controlling Exports of Tropical Timber, E-Waste and Conflict Diamonds (November 2012)
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- 140 - Taking Stock of Measures Restricting the Export of Raw Materials: Analysis of OECD Inventory Data (October 2012)
Barbara Fliess and Tarja Mård
- 139 - Multilateralising Regionalism: Disciplines on Export Restrictions in Regional Trade Agreements (July 2012)
Jane Korinek, Jessica Bartos
- 138 - The OECD Regulatory Reform Review of Indonesia: Market Openness (June 2012)
Molly Lesher
- 137 - Trade, Employment and Structural Change: The Australian Experience (March 2012)
Greg Thompson, Tim Murray and Patrick Jomini (Australian Productivity Commission)
- 136 - Trade Effects of Exchange Rates and their Volatility: Chile and New Zealand (March 2012)
Marilyne Huchet-Bourdon and Jane Korinek
- 135 - Trade and Innovation: Synthesis Report (January 2012)
Nobuo Kiriyama
- 134 - Openness, Wage Gaps and Unions in Chile (October 2011)
Jorge Friedman (ECLAC), Nanno Mulder (ECLAC), Sebastián Faúndez (ECLAC), Esteban Pérez Caldentey (ECLAC), Carlos Yévenes (ECLAC), Mario Velásquez (ILO), Fernando Baizán (ILO) and Gerhard Reinecke (ILO)
- 133 - Employment and the Political Economy of Trade (October 2011)
Craig VanGrasstek (Washington Trade Reports, United States and Harvard University, United States)
- 132 - A Literature Review on Trade and Informal Labour Markets in Developing Countries (October 2011)
Laura Munro
- 131 - Effects of NAFTA on US Employment and Policy Responses (February 2012)
Christopher J. O’Leary, Randall W. Eberts and Brian M. Pittelko (W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, United States)
- 130 - Agricultural Trade and Employment in South Africa (October 2011)
Ron Sandrey (Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (TRALAC) and National Agricultural Marketing Council, South Africa), Cecilia Punt (National Agricultural Marketing Council, South Africa), Hans Grinsted Jensen (National Agricultural Marketing Council, South Africa) and Nick Vink (National Agricultural Marketing Council, South Africa and University of Stellenbosch)
- 129 - Trade and Occupational Employment in Mexico since NAFTA (October 2011)
Raymundo Miguel Campos-Vázquez (Center for Economic Studies, El Colegio de México, Mexico) and José Antonio Rodríguez-López (University of California, United States)
- 128 - Exporting, Employment, and Skill Upgrading: Evidence from Plant Level Data in the Korean Manufacturing Sector (October 2011)
Chin Hee Hahn (Kyungwon University) and Chang-Gyun Park (Chung-Ang University)
- 127 - Trade and Employment in Japan (October 2011)
Kozo Kiyota (Yokohama National University, Japan)
- 126 - Trade and Employment in Italy (October 2011)
P. Lelio Iapadre (University of L’Aquila, Italy)
- 125 - Trade and Labour Market Outcomes in Germany (October 2011)
Holger Görg and Dennis Görlich (Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany)
- 124 - Employment and Trade in France (October 2011)
Francis Kramarz (CREST-ENSAE, France)
- 123 - Trade and Employment: The Case of Denmark and Spain (November 2011)
Elena Arnal
- 122 - Wage Implications of Trade Liberalisation: Evidence for Effective Policy Formation (October 2011)
Susan Stone and Ricardo Cavazos Cepeda
- Comparative Advantage and Trade Performance: Policy Implications (October 2011)
Przemyslaw Kowalski
- 120 - Global Imbalances: Trade Effects and Policy Challenges (November 2011)
Przemyslaw Kowalski and Molly Lesher
- 119 - To What Extent Do Exchange Rates and their Volatility Affect Trade? (October 2011)
Marilyne Huchet-Bourdon and Jane Korinek
- 118 - Trade Facilitation Indicators: The Impact on Trade Costs (September 2011)
Evdokia Moïsé, Thomas Orliac and Peter Minor
- 117 - Trade in Tasks (August 2011)
Rainer Lanz, Sébastien Miroudot and Hildegunn Nordås
- 116 - Estimating the Constraints to Trade of Developing Countries (July 2011)
Jean-Jacques Hallaert, Ricardo Cavazos Cepeda and Gimin Kang
- 115 - Trade in Information and Communications Technology and its Contribution to Trade and Innovation (June 2011)
Nobuo Kiriyama
- 114 - Intra-Firm Trade: Patterns, Determinants and Policy Implications (June 2011)
Sébastien Miroudot and Rainer Lanz
- 113 - Trade and Innovation: Pharmaceuticals (April 2011)
Nobuo Kiriyama
- 112 - The Political Economy of Services in Regional Trade Agreements (April 2011)
Craig VanGrasstek
- 111 - Transparency Mechanisms and Non-Tariff Measures: Case Studies (April 2011)
Evdokia Möisé
- 110 - Dynamic Gains from Trade: The Role of Intermediate Inputs and Equipment Imports (March 2011)
Susan Stone and Ben Shepherd
- 109 - The Role of Factor Content in Trade (March 2011)
Susan Stone, Ricardo Cavazos and Anna Jankowska
- 108 - To What Extent Are High-Quality Logistics Services Trade Facilitating? (March 2011)
Jane Korinek and Patricia Sourdin
- 107 - The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Jobs and Growth (February 2011)
Philippa Dee, Joseph Francois, Miriam Manchin, Hanna Norberg, Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås and Frank van Tongeren
- 106 - Multilateralising Regionalism: How Preferential are Services Commitments in Regional Trade Agreements? (December 2010)
Sébastien Miroudot, Jehan Sauvage and Marie Sudreau
- 105 - China’s Intellectual Property Environment: A Firm-Level Perspective (September 2010)
Minyuan Zhao
- 104 - Policy Complements to the Strengthening of IPRs in Developing Countries (September 2010)
Ricardo H. Cavazos Cepada, Douglas C. Lippoldt and Jonathan Senft
- 103 - Trade and Innovation: Report on the Chemicals Sector (September 2010)
Nobuo Kiriyama
- 102 - The Use of International Standards in Technical Regulation (+ annex) (July 2010)
Barbara Fliess, Frédéric Gonzales, Jeonghoi Kim and Raymond Schonfeld
- 101 - Recent Trends in Export Restrictions (July 2010)
Jeonghoi Kim
- 100 - Increasing the Impact of Trade Expansion on Growth (July 2010)
Jean-Jacques Hallaert
- 99 - Multilateralising Regionalism: The Case of E-Commerce (June 2010)
Lior Herman
- 98 - The Availability and Cost of Short-Term Trade Finance and its Impact on Trade (June 2010)
Jane Korinek, Jean Le Cocguic and Patricia Sourdin
- 97 - International Standards and Trade: A Review of the Empirical Literature (June 2010)
G.P. Swann
- Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements and Technical Barriers to Trade: An African Perspective (June 2010)
Nico Meyer, Tamas Fenyes, Martin Breitenbach and Ernst Idsardi
- 95 - Export Restrictions on Strategic Raw Materials and their Impact on Trade and Global Supply (March 2010)
Jane Korinek and Jeonghoi Kim
- 94 - Binding Constraints to Trade Expansion: Aid for Trade Objectives and Diagnostic Tools (December 2009)
Jean-Jacques Hallaert and Laura Munro
- 93 - Trade in Intermediate Goods and Services (December 2009)
Sébastien Miroudot, Rainer Lanz and Alexandros Ragoussis
- 92 - Clarifying Trade Costs: Maritime Transport and its Effect on Agricultural Trade (November 2009)
Jane Korinek and Patricia Sourdin
- 91 - South Africa's Trade and Growth (August 2009)
Przemyslaw Kowalski, Ralph Lattimore and Novella Bottini
- 90 - Economic Impacts of the Phase-Out in 2005 of Quantitative Restrictions under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (August 2009)
Przemyslaw Kowalski and Margit Molnar
- 89 - Vertical Trade, Trade Costs and FDI [Foreign Direct Investment] (July 2009)
Sébastien Miroudot and Alexandros Ragoussis
- 88 - India's Trade Integration: Realising the Potential (May 2009)
Przemyslaw Kowalski and Nora Dihel
- 87 - Trade Impacts of Selected Regional Trade Agreements in Agriculture (May 2009)
Jane Korinek and Mark Melatos
- 86 - Informal Cross-Border Trade and Trade Facilitation Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa (February 2009)
Caroline Lesser and Evdokia Moisé-Leeman
- 85 - Quantifying Regulatory Barriers to Services Trade (April 2009)
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås and Henk Kox
- 84 - Assessing Barriers to Trade in Services in the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] Region (February 2009)
Mohamed Ali Marouani and Laura Munro
- 83 - Enhancing Market Openness Through Regulatory Reform in the People's Republic of China (December 2008)
Malory Greene and Charles Tsai
- 82 - Recovery and Beyond: Enhancing Competitiveness to Realise Indonesia’s Trade Potential (April 2009)
Margit Molnar and Molly Lesher
- 81 - The Impact of Services Trade Liberalisation on Trade in Non-Agricultural Products (February 2009)
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås
- 80 - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Spillovers and their Interrelationships with Trade (October 2008)
Molly Lesher and Sébastien Miroudot
- 79 - A Review of Methods for Quantifying the Trade Effects of Standards in the Agri-Food Sector (October 2008)
Jane Korinek, Mark Melatos and Marie-Luise Rau
- 78 - Technical Barriers to Trade: Evaluating the Trade Effects of Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (October 2008)
Barbara Fleiss
- 77 - Trade and Innovation Project Case Study No 5: Trade and Innovation in the Korean Information and Communication Technology Sector (July 2008)
Osamu Onodera and Hann Earl Kim
- 76 - Trade and Innovation Project Case Study 4: Deregulation, Trade Reform and Innovation in the South African Agriculture Sector (July 2008)
Ron Sandrey and Nick Vink
- 75 - Trade and Innovation Project Case Study 3: The Ending of the Multi-Fibre Agreement and Innovation in Sri Lankan Textile and Clothing Industry (July 2008)
Janaka Wijayasiri and Jagath Dissanayake
- 74 - Trade and Innovation Project Case Study 2: Domestic Reform, Trade, Innovation and Growth in New Zealand's Agriculture Sector (July 2008)
Osamu Onodera
- 73 - Trade and Innovation Project Case Study 1: Market Openness, Trade Liberalisation and Innovation Capacity in the Finnish Telecom Equipment Industry (July 2008)
Caroline Lesser
- 72 - Trade and Innovation: A Synthesis Paper (August 2008)
Osamu Onodera
- 71 - Brazil: Selected Trade Issues (April 2008)
Ralph Lattimore and Przemyslaw Kowalski
- 70 - Trade Liberalisation and Economic Performance: Latin America versus East Asia 1970-2006 (February 2008)
Jose Duran, Nanno Mulder (ECLAC), and Osamu Onodera
- 69 - Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-Member Countries (February 2008)
Osamu Onodera
- 68 - Market Structure in the Distribution Sector and Merchandise Trade (February 2008)
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås, Enrico Pinali, Massimo Geloso-Grosso
- 67 - Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-Member Countries – Country Case Study on Ecuador (January 2008)
José Duran, Nanno Mulder (ECLAC) and Miguel Ruiz (ESPOL)
- 66 - Analysis of Subsidies for Services: The Case of Export Subsidies (January 2008)
Massimo Geloso Grosso
- 65 - Outsourcing in East Asia and its Impact on the Japanese and Korean Labour Markets (January 2008)
Sanghoon Ahn, Kyoji Fukao and Keiko Ito
- 64 - Trade and Labour Market Adjustments (January 2008)
Samuel Hill, Molly Lesher and Hildegunn Nordas
- 63 - Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-member Economies - Thailand (January 2008)
Osamu Onodera
- 62 - Technology Transfer and the Economic Implications of the Strengthening of Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries (December 2007)
Douglas Lippoldt
- 61 - International Production Networks in the Nordic/Baltic Region (December 2007)
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås
- 60 - The Interaction amongst Trade, Investment and Competition Policies (November 2007)
Csilla Bartok and Sébastien Miroudot
- 59 - Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-member Economies – Country Case Study on the Philippines (October 2007)
Emilio Antonio and Osamu Onodera
- 58 - Do Bilateral and Regional Approaches for Reducing Technical Barriers to Trade Converge Towards the Multilateral Trading System? (October 2007)
Caroline Lesser
- 57 - Services Trade Liberalisation and Tourism Development (January 2008)
Massimo Geloso Grosso, Molly Lesher and Enrico Pinali
- 56 - Facilitating Trade and Structural Adjustment: Experiences in Non-member Economies – Country Case Study on Chile (October 2007)
Csilla Bartok and Osamu Onodera
- 55 - The Interaction Between Investment and Services Chapters in Selected Regional Trade Agreements (October 2007)
Marie-France Houde, Akshay Kolse-Patil and Sébastien Miroudot
- 54 - The Impact of Pro-competitive Reforms on Trade in Developing Countries (September 2007)
Sébastien Miroudot, Enrico Pinali and Nicolas Sauter
- 53 - Export Processing Zones: Past and Future Role in Trade and Development (June 2007)
Michael Engman, Osamu Onodera and Enrico Pinali
- 52 - Expanding International Supply Chains: The Role of Emerging Economies in Providing IT and Business Process Services (August 2007)
Michael Engman
- 51 - Modal Estimates of Services Barriers (April 2007)
Nora Dihel and Ben Shepherd
- 50 - Linkages between Foreign Direct Investment, Trade and Trade Policy - An Economic Analysis with Application to the Food sector in OECD Countries and Case Studies in Ghana, Mozambique, Tunisia and Uganda (March 2007)
Norbert Wilson and Joyce Cacho
- 49 - Services Trade and Domestic Regulation (February 2007)
Henk Kox and Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås
- 48 - Regulatory Reform and Market Openness: Processes to Assess Effectively the Trade and Investment Impact of Regulation (February 2007)
David Shortall
- 47 - CSR and Trade: Informing Consumers about Social and Environmental Conditions of Globalised Production (Part I and Part II) (January 2007)
Barbara Fliess, Hyung-Jong Lee and Olivia L. Dubreuil
- 46 - Business Services, Trade and Costs (December 2006)
Molly Lesher and Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås
- 45 - The Role of Trade Barriers in SME Internationalisation (December 2006)
Barbara Fliess and Carlos Busquets
- 44 - China's Trade and Growth: Impact on Selected OECD countries (November 2006)
Malory Greene, Nora Dihel, Przemyslaw Kowalski and Douglas Lippoldt
- 43 - Dynamic Gains from Trade (November 2006)
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås, Sébastien Miroudot and Przemyslaw Kowalski
- 42 - Examining the Trade Effect of Certain Customs and Administrative Procedures (January 2007)
Norbert Wilson
- 41 - Facilitating Adjustment: Sector Experiences from Agriculture, Telecommunications and Chemicals (October 2006)
Michael Engman, Osamu Onodera and Norbert Wilson
- 40 - South-south Trade in Goods (October 2006)
Przemyslaw Kowalski and Ben Shepherd
- 39 - South-south Services Trade (October 2006)
Nora Dihel, Felix Eschenbach and Ben Shepherd
- 37 - Trends in Conformity Assessment Practices and Barriers to Trade: Final Report on Survey of CABs and Exporters (November 2006)
Barbara Fliess and Raymond Schonfeld
- 36 - Analysis of the Economic Impact of Investment Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements (July 2006)
Molly Lesher and Sébastien Miroudot
- 35 - Logistics and Time as a Trade Barrier (May 2006)
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås, Enrico Pinali and Massimo Geloso Grosso
- 34 - Liberalising Network Infrastructure Services and the GATS (May 2006)
Massimo Geloso Grosso
- 33 - The Australian Preferential Tariff Regime (May 2006)
Douglas Lippoldt
- 32 - Special and Differential Treatment in the Area of Trade Facilitation (September 2006)
Edvokia Moïsé
- 31 - Competition Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements (March 2006)
Oliver Solano and Andreas Sennekamp
- 30 - Intermodal Linkages in Services Trade (January 2006)
Rupa Chanda
- 29 - The Linkages Between Open Services Markets and Technology Transfer (January 2006)
Sébastien Miroudot
- 28 - Quantifying the Trade and Economic Effects of non-Tariff Measures (June 2006)
Michael Ferrantino
- 27 - After the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting: What Is at Stake? (June 2006)
Ken Heydon
- 26 - Special and Differential Treatment under the GATS (January 2006)
Trade Policy Linkages Division
- 25 - Intertwined: FDI in Manufacturing and Trade in Services (December 2005)
Jonathan Gage and Molly Lesher
- 24 - Trade and Gender: Issues and Interactions (November 2005)
Jane Korinek
- 23 - Trade Interests of the Tsunami-affected Countries (October 2005)
Hyung-Jeong Lee and Karinne Logez
- 22 - The Role of Automation in Trade Facilitation (October 2005)
Tadashi Yasui and Michael Engman
- 21 - The Economic Impact of Trade Facilitation (October 2005)
Michael Engman
- 20 - Trade Preference Erosion: Expanded Assessment of Countries at Risk of Welfare Losses (August 2005)
Douglas Lippoldt and Przemyslaw Kowalski
- 19 - Trade Policy: Promoting Investment for Development (June 2005)
Jonathan Gage and Sébastien Miroudot
- 18 - Impact of Changes in Tariffs on Developing Countries' Government Revenue(April 2005)
Przemyslaw Kowalski
- 17 - Trade Preference Erosion: Potential Economic Impacts (April 2005)
Douglas Lippoldt and Przemyslaw Kowalski
- 16 - Analysis of Non-Tariff Barriers of Concern to Developing Countries (June 2005)
Barbara Fliess and Iza Lejarraga
- 15 - Regional Trading Arrangements and the Multilateral Trading System: Agriculture (March 2005)
Charles Tsai
- 14 - Analysis of Non-tariff Measures: Customs Fees and Charges on Imports (March 2005)
Michael Engman
- 13 - Regulatory Reform in the Russian Federation: Enhancing Trade Openness through Regulatory Reform (March 2005)
Blanka Kalinova
- 12 - Trade Facilitation Reforms in the Service of Development: Country Case Studies [Mozambique, Angola, Pakistan, Peru] (February 2005)
Evdokia Moïsé
- 11 - Managing Request-offer Negotiations under the GATS: The Case of Environmental Services (March 2005)
Massimo Geloso Grosso
- 10 - International Licensing and the Strengthening of Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries (December 2004)
Walter Park and Douglas Lippoldt
- 9 - Regulatory Reform and Market Openness: Understanding the Links to Enhance Economic Performance (December 2004)
Peter Czaga
- 8 - The Cost of Introducing and Implementing Trade Facilitation Measures: Interim Report (November 2004)
Evdokia Moïsé
- 7 - Services Barriers and their Economic Impact: Examples of Banking and Telecommunications Services in Selected Transition Economies (October 2004)
Nora Dihel and Blanka Kalinova
- 6 - Analysis of Non-tariff Measures: The Case of Prohibitions and Quotas (September 2004)
Peter Czaga
- 5 - Addressing Market-Access Concerns of Developing Countries arising from Environmental and Health Requirements: Lessons from National Experiences (September 2004)
Dale Andrew, Karim Dahou and Ronald Steenblik
- 4 - Structural Adjustment in Textiles and Clothing in the post-ATC Trading Environment (August 2004)
Denis Audet
- 2 - Managing Request-offer Negotiations under the GATS: The Case of Legal Services (June 2004)
Massimo Geloso Grosso
- 1 - Services Trade Liberalisation: Identifying Opportunities and Gains (February 2004)
Julia Nielson and Daria Taglioni
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