Credit Course on International Trade Dynamics: Navigating a Post-Globalized World

The course explores evolving aspects of global trade in dynamic economic landscapes. Participants engage directly with renowned experts and practitioners in international trade law, gaining insights and practical experiences. The curriculum provides a nuanced understanding of contemporary challenges and opportunities in international trade. Upon the successful conclusion of the course, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Has the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations impacted on tourism flows of member countries?

Purpose – Using panel data for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member states, the present study explored the role of RCEP negotiations on tourism development.
Design/methodology/approach –Adynamic econometric model, namely the panel autoregressive dynamic lag model (PARDL) has been used. To test for panel causality, Dumitrescu–Hurlin panel causality tests were used.

Capacity Building Session on Trade and Gender for Government Officials of MERCOSUR Countries

The program is structured over four sessions of two hours duration. It is aimed to senior to mid-level government officials from Brazilian government; partners of the National Program for Export Culture (PNCE) which includes Brazilian subnational entities and public and private bodies; and representatives from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Gender Mainstreaming in Preferential Trade Agreements: An examination of the Evolution of gender Dynamics in International Trade

Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) have evolved from being primarily concerned with trade issues to addressing non-trade issues. Apart from focusing on issues like trade in goods, services, and intellectual property-related issues, modern PTAs, especially north-south PTAs, also focus on non-trade issues like labour, environment, gender, and anti-corruption. Earlier, gender issues were generally addressed as part of other chapters. Now, PTAs contain a standalone chapter that solely focuses on gender issues.

Theory and Practice of International Economic Relations

Overview. The main purpose of the course is to provide students with fundamental knowledge of the theory and practice of world economy.
The aims of the course are:

  • To study international trade in goods and services, international capital movements, labor and intellectual property, international finance.
  • To understand recent developments in global economy.

BARREIRAS REGULATÓRIAS: A INFRAESTRUTURA DA QUALIDADE NO MÉXICO, NO CHILE E NA COLÔMBIA EM COMPARAÇÃO COM BRASIL E ARGENTINA

O objetivo deste texto é examinar, sob a perspectiva do comércio internacional, as características gerais de funcionamento da regulamentação técnica, da normalização técnica e dos procedimentos de avaliação de conformidade (infraestrutura de qualidade) adotados por Chile, México e Colômbia. Em seguida, buscar identificar, sob uma perspectiva que relaciona o comércio à infraestrutura da qualidade, semelhanças e diferenças entre esses três países e os dois principais membros do Mercosul, Brasil e Argentina.

Modification of Russia's Trade Pattern in 2014 and Beyond

This research examines the impact of macroeconomic shocks and political measures, including sanctions, imposed by western countries on trade flows, commodity compositions, and import-export flows to the Russian Federation. To this end, we use 2012-2016 panel date to produce gravity equations containing the determining features of Russia’s import-export volumes of agricultural, raw material, and industrial goods. Our results confirm that macroeconomic shocks led to a significant reduction in trade.