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27 November 2018
This article considers rising youth unemployment in West Africa and the role of trade and migration in meeting this challenge. Lessons and opportunities can be drawn from the implementation of free movement protocols in West Africa, with recommendations on how the rest of Africa can benefit from...
19 November 2018
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) can be used by signatory countries to manage their participation in global value chains as well as cross-border migration flows. The inclusion of one additional provision in PTAs stimulates the bilateral fragmentation of production by one percent. PTAs that...
19 November 2018
The proliferation of regional and bilateral preferential trade agreements has spurred a dynamic evolution of “mode 4” provisions well beyond the standard acquired in the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services. Free trade agreements signed by China and India also cover non highly skilled workers...
6 November 2018
African women are frequently over-represented in cross-border trade; however, their specific needs are insufficiently addressed. The migration aspect of cross-border trade requires greater prominence, including attention to the gendered characteristics of migration. Female traders require greater...
30 October 2018
Intra-African migration has a strong pro-trade effect. It contributes to greater intra-African trade in products and services, generates revenues for governments and regions, while addressing the continent’s broader development challenges. Migration can be a catalyst for the continent’s socio-...
30 October 2018
Japan has traditionally imposed one of the most stringent immigration policies among developed nations. But with aging demographics, its increasingly critical labour shortage is prompting more radical approaches, including relaxing a virtual ban on unskilled workers. Many countries are currently...
30 October 2018
Migration policies interact with trade through different and complex channels. Large-scale deportations of Central American nationals from the US, and considering only the remittances and trade channels, will affect adversely Central American countries’ GDP, fiscal accounts, and poverty levels...
14 September 2018
Our current resource use is unsustainable – the circular economy provides a solution through its focus on behavioural change, resource and energy efficiency, and the closing of material loops. The focus of the circular economy is on the full life cycle of products. In today’s globalised world, raw...
19 July 2018
Negotiators have agreed on a final version of a global “migration compact,” capping several rounds of UN talks that were designed to respond to a burgeoning migrant crisis both within and across national borders. The text outlines a series of objectives that together could help make migration safer...
28 June 2018
Leaders of the EU’s 28 member states will meet at a high-stakes European Council Summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to address migration, security, trade, and economic affairs, including weighing options for Eurozone reform. Leaders will also meet in an EU 27 format to take stock of the...
2 May 2017
想象一下存在着这样一个贸易协定，它能节约能源、削减每月物业账单并能改善环境。这正是45个国家意欲在WTO环境产品协定（EGA）中实现的。 我们的分析是基于美国消费者支出调查（CES）。我们评估EGA的方法是对家庭层面效应自下而上的分析法。我们认为许多日常家庭用品可能会被纳入此类协议。我们使用家庭数据来估计美国家庭获得的好处，因EGA所含家庭用品的关税减让会降低消费者的支付价格。除了价格效应之外，降低消费者价格可能会刺激其对这些节能产品的需求。反过来，降低消费者价格可以节省能源并降低这些商品的运营成本。 例如，削减LED灯泡3.6%关税会通过较低价格的方式节省3.2亿美元的家庭支出。此外，...
22 April 2017
Как экономикам-участницам АТЭС удалось провести снижение тарифов на экологические товары? Какие подходы они применили для выделения товаров, имеющих экологическую направленность? Автор описывает опыт АТЭС, который может использоваться в других переговорах по либерализации тарифов. В последние годы...
