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  • 15-April-2011

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    The Political Economy of Services in Regional Trade Agreements

    How do services commitments in RTAs influence multilateral negotiations? Through 4 case studies of the RTAs of Chile, Japan, the EU and the US, this paper looks at political economy issues underlying RTAs in general, as well as the specific concessions that countries make on trade in services.

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  • 11-April-2011

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    Transparency Mechanisms and Non-Tariff Measures: Case Studies

    Transparent design and implementation of domestic regulation reduces business costs for the public and private sector, according to these case studies from Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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  • 15-February-2011

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    The fiscal imperative

    The crisis has left a legacy of nearly bankrupt governments. There is little doubt that all countries among the advanced economies are now in urgent need of implementing a credible medium-term fiscal consolidation strategy, argues Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank.

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  • 1-February-2011

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    Stability And Growth: What Role For EU Cohesion Policy?

    The European Union faces serious challenges today, with public finances in poor shape, weak long-term growth prospects and an unemployment level close to 10%. In this context, the regional policy can play a crucial role to unleash the growth potential of our economies, says OECD Secretary-General.

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  • 15-December-2010

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    Current account imbalances in the euro area: a comparative perspective

    This paper considers the increase in current account imbalances in euro area countries since the early 1990s.

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  • 15-December-2010

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    Minimising risks from imbalances in European banking

    The euro area financial system took excessive risks during the global credit boom, which in some countries led to an unsustainable increase in credit, higher asset prices and housing booms.

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  • 15-December-2010

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    International financial integration and the external positions of euro area countries

    This paper describes the dynamics of the external positions of euro area countries since the formation of EMU.

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  • 15-December-2010

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    Improving fiscal performance through fiscal councils

    There is growing interest in the role of independent fiscal institutions, or fiscal councils, in helping to improve fiscal performance.

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  • 15-December-2010

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    Resolving and avoiding unsustainable imbalances in the euro area

    Some euro area countries accumulated large and persistent external imbalances during the upswing, revealing important weaknesses in the macroeconomic management of the monetary union.

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  • 6-August-2010

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    The Use of International Standards in Technical Regulation

    To what extent do governments use international standards in their technical regulations? This paper looks at the electrical household appliance, natural gas equipment and telephony sectors in Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, United States and the European Union.

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