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Trade and Environment negotiations status under the WTO
This policy brief investigates the status and implications of the tariff-only approach in the ongoing WTO negotiations on environmental goods (EGs). It traces the evolution of trade and environment discussions from the GATT era to the WTO, focusing…
Manual del Modelo de la OMC: Comité de Comercio y Medio Ambiente
El Comité de Comercio y Desarrollo (CCD), en la primera edición del Modelo OMC – Ecuador, ofrece una plataforma esencial para que los delegados exploren la intersección entre comercio y desarrollo, centrándose en los desafíos y oportunidades que…
Educación, Comercio y Ambiente: La pertinencia del desarrollo sostenible como eje transversal en la formación profesional
El impacto ambiental que tienen los plásticos en el medio ambiente es un problema que se encuentra en la agenda de los Estados y Organismos Mundiales. Pese a ello, los avances han sido escasos pues, no se invierten recursos suficientes ni se cuenta…
Global value chains and firms’ environmental performance, published in World Development
This paper analyzes the link between joining global value chains (GVCs) and firms’ environmental performance. Based on new survey data for firms in countries in Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and MENA, we use propensity score matching (PSM) to…
Manipulation of transfer prices by multi-national companies in Nigeria
AbstractBackground: Transfer pricing manipulation diminishes revenue generation by the host countries. The results of the investigations in the literature show divergence to the extent of the impact of transfer pricing on economic growth in both the…
Testing the Impact of Exports, Imports, and Trade Openness on Economic Growth in Namibia: Assessment Using the ARDL Cointegration Method
AbstractThis study examines the impact of exports, imports, and trade openness on Namibia’s economic growth using the ARDL cointegration method. The results reveal a significant negative relationship between imports and economic growth, while…
Impacts of new mega-agreements – RCEP and TPP-12 on big developing countries. A scenario post-COVID
The project's main objective is to study the macroeconomic and trade impact on different economic sectors in Brazil, Argentina and other emerging countries (India, Russia, and South Africa) arising from the creation of the Regional Comprehensive…
The Impact of Free Trade Agreements on the Productivity and Exporting Capability of Omani Manufacturing Companies
This empirical study provides an impact assessment of Oman’s free trade agreements (FTAs) on the productivity and exporting capability of its local manufacturing firms. It underlines the significance of FTAs in the development of the country’s…
Explaining Export Duration in Kenya
This study establishes the hazard rate of exports from Kenya and identifies factors that explain the duration of exports using a discrete-time random effects logit regression model. A difference-in-differences estimator is used to assess the effects…
WHO WINS AND WHO LOSES UNDER THE AFCFTA? A SIMULATION ANALYSIS ACROSS ECOWAS COUNTRIES
Globalisation has become an unavoidable incidence with almost every country involved in some new form of economic integration arrangement. In Africa, the largest trade agreement, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was recently…