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General Articles on Trade in Goods  

New! ALADI, (2005). Identificación de las restricciones a las exportaciones de Bolivia hacia la región y análisis de su impacto en el comercio
Source:ALADI


Alburo, F. (1999). Options for the WTO 2000 Negotiations: Liberalizing Manufacturing Trade.


 
Anderson, K.; Francois, J.; Hertel, T.; Hoekman, B.; Martin, W. (2000). Potential Gains from Trade Reform in the New Millennium.
Source:
GTAP



Bacchetta, M. and Bora, B. (2003).
Industrial Tariffs and the Doha Development Agenda.
Source: WTO


Bacchetta, M. and Jansen, M. (2003). Adjusting to Trade Liberalization.   
Source: WTO


Berrios, M .(2001). FTAA Agriculture Negotiations Phase I: Progress and Perspectives.
Source: IDB


Bouet, A.; Fontagné,L.; Mimouni, M.; Pichot, X. (2001). Market Access Maps: A Bilateral and Disaggregated Measure of Market Access.
Source:
CEPII


Bureau, J.C. (2002). Enlargement and Reform in the EU Common Agricultural Policy: Impacts on the Western Hemisphere Countries.
 


Díaz-Bonilla, E. (2000). Perspectivas del comercio y las negociaciones agropecuarias en la OMC: Implicaciones para los países de la ALADI.
Source: IDB


Díaz-Bonilla, E.; Thomas, M.; Robinson, S. (2002). On Boxes, Contents, and Users: Food Security and the WTO Negotiations.
Source: IFPRI


De Camargo Barros, G.; Burnquist, H. L.; Galvão de Miranda, S.; Cunha Filho, J.H. (2002) SPS in Agricultural Trade: Issues and Options for a Research Agenda.
Source: IDB


Deardorff, A. (2000). Market Access for Developing Countries.
Source: Departmente of Economics, University of Michigan


Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada. Opening Doors to the World: Canada's International Market Access Priorities

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Dollar, D.; Kraay, A. (2001). Trade, Growth, and Poverty.
Source: World Bank


ECLAC/CEPAL. (2001). Barriers to Latin American and Caribbean Exports in the U.S. Market 2000-2001.


Edwards, M. and Trueblood, M. (1999). Trade Issues for Low-Income Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region.
Source: Economic Research Service, USDA
 


Estevadeordal, A. (1999). Negotiating Preferential Market Access: The Case Of NAFTA.
Source: IDB


Fanjzylber,P.; Maloney, W.; Ribeiro, E. (2001). Firm Entry and Exit, Labor Demand, and Trade Reform Evidence from Chile and Colombia.
Source: World Bank


Finger, M.; Reincke, U.; Castro, A. (1999). Market Access Bargaining in the Uruguay Round: Rigid or Relaxed Reciprocity.
Source: World Bank


Frankel, J. (2000). Assessing the Efficiency Gain from Further Liberalization.
Source: Harvard University


Freund, C. (2003). Reciprocity in Free Trade Agreements.
Source: World Bank


GAO (2002). Export Controls: More Thorough Analysis to Justify Changes in High Performance Computer Controls.
Source: GAO


Gardner, B. (2002). North American Agricultural Policies and Effects on Western Hemisphere Markets.
Source: IDB


Gibson, P.; Wainio, J.; Whitley, D. (2001). Options for Reducing Agricultural Tariffs.
Source: Economic Research Service, USDA

 


Heirmann, J. and Silva, V.(1999). 
Las condiciones de acceso a los mercados de bienes: algunos problemas pendientes.
Source: CEPAL/ECLAC


Hertel, T. and Martin, W. (1999). Developing Country Interests in Liberalizing Manufactures Trade.
Source: World Bank


Hoekman, B.; Ng, F.; Olarreaga, M. (2002). Reducing Agricultural Tariffs versus Domestic Support: What is More Important?
Source: World Bank


Hoekman, B.; Ng, F.; Olarreaga, M. (2001). Tariff Peaks in the Quad and Least Developed Country Exports


IDB, Integration, Trade, and Hemispheric Issues Division. (2002) Market Access in the Americas: An Unfinished Agenda.
Source: IDB


Jank, M.; Fuchsloch, I.; Kutas, G.; (2002) Agricultural Liberalization in Multilateral and Regional Trade.
Source: IDB


Londoño-Kent, M and Kent, P. (2003). A Tale of Two Ports:
The Cost of Inefficiency


Mattoo, A. and Olarreaga, M. (1999). Should Credit be Given for Autonomous Liberalization in Multilateral Trade Negotiations?
Source: World Bank


Matusz, S. and Tarr, D. (1999). Adjusting to Trade Policy Reform.
Source: World Bank


Michalopoulos, M. (1999). Trade Policy and Market Access Issues for Developing Countries.
Source: World Bank


Monteagudo, J.; Watanuki, M. (2002). Evaluating Agricultural Reform under the FTAA and MERCOSUR-EU FTA for Latin America. A Quantitative CGE Assessment.
Source: IDB


OECD. (1999). Non-OECD Countries and Multilateral Trade Liberalisation: A Background Note on Some Key Issues.


 
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers.

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Orden, D. (2002). Impacts of the FTAA Integration on Sugar Markets.


Skully, D. (2001). Liberalising Tariff-Rate Quotas.
Source: Economic Research Service, USDA
 


WTO. (2003). Annual Report 2003
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WTO. (2000). Market Access: an Unfinished Business. Post-Uruguay Round Inventory and Issues.


Yusuf, S. (2001). Globalisation and the Challenge for Developing Countries.
Source: World Bank


Ventura-Dias, V. (2001). Notas sobre acesso a os mercados e a formaçaõ de uma área de livre comercio com os Estados Unidos.
Source: CEPAL/ECLAC


Wilson, J. (2002). Liberalizing Trade in Agriculture: Developing Countries in Asia and the Post Doha Agenda.
Source: World Bank

Articles on Antidumping 


New! Brown, C (2006). The World Trade Organization and Antidumping in Developing Countries
Source: World Bank


New! Deardorff, A. V. and Stern, R. M. (2004). A Centennial of Antidumping Legislation and Implementation
Source: University of Michigan


Junqueira Schmidt, C.; Ramos de Souza, I.; Vidal Monnerat do Valle, C. (2001). Medidas Antidumping no Brasil.
Source: Ministério da Fazenda do Brasil


Blonigen, B. (2002).The Effects of CUSFTA and NAFTA on Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Activity.
Source: World Bank


Blonigen, B. (2000). U.S. Antidumping Filings and the Threat of Retaliation.
Source: University of Oregon


Blonigen, B.and Park, J. (2001). Dynamic Pricing in the Presence of Antidumping Policy: Theory and Evidence.
Source: University of Oregon


Blonigen, B.and Prusa, J. (2001). Antidumping.
Source: University of Oregon


CNCE.(1999). Argentina - Utilización de los Mecanismos de Defensa contra las Prácticas Desleales de Comercio Internacional y el Régimen de Salvaguardias.
Source: CNCE


Finger, J.; Ng, F.; Wangchuk,S. (2001). Antidumping as Safeguard Policy.
Source: World Bank


Guasch, J. and Rajapatirana, S. (1998). Antidumping and Competition Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: Total Strangers or Soul Mates?
Source: World Bank


Konings, J. and Vandenbussche, H. (2003). Antidumping Protection and Productivity Growth of Domestic Firms


Krishna, R. (1997). Antidumping in Law and Practice.
Source: World Bank


INTRACEN. (2002). Mexico's Experience with the Use of Antidumping Measures.
 


Linsey, B and Ikeson, D (2002).
Reforming the Antidumping Agreement. A Road Map for WTO Negotiations.
Source: Center For Trade Policy Studies


Linsey, B and Ikeson, D (2002). Antidumping 101. The Devilish Details of "Unfair Trade" Law.
Source: Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies


Linsey, B (1999). The U.S. Antidumping Law: Myth vs. Reality.


OECS. Trade Policy Brief issue # 7
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties: Theory and the Hemispheric Context.
Source: OECS


Prusa, T. and Skeath, S. (2001). The Economic and Strategic Motives for Antidumping Filings.
 


Tavares de Araujo Jr., J. and Miranda, P.  (2002). Antidumping, the Steel Industry and the FTAA.


Tavares de Araujo Jr., J. (2001). Legal and Economic Interfaces Between Antidumping and Competition Policy.


Tavares de Araujo Jr., J.; Steinfatt, K.; Macario, C.  (2001). Antidumping in the Americas.
Source: CEPAL/ECLAC


UNCTAD. Training Module On Anti-Dumping, Part I


Vermulst, E. (1999). Positive Agenda for AD/CVD.

Articles on Trade Facilitation 


New! Grainger, A (2007). and Trade Facilitation from Concepts to Implementation
Source: World Customs Journal


New! Wilson J. S., Mann C. L. and Otsuk T.(2004). Assessing the Potential Benefit of Trade Facilitation: A Global Perspective
Source: World Bank


Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate.(1998) Trade Facilitation Measures in Processed Food Trade.
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada


Andriamananjara, S. (2001). Trade and International Transport Services: An Analytical Framework.


APEC. APEC Principles on Trade Facilitation.
Source: APEC

 


European Commission. EC Approach to Trade Facilitation.
Source: European Commission
 


Izam, M. (2001). Facilitación del comercio: un concepto urgente para un tema recurrente.
Source: CEPAL/ECLAC

 


Messerlin, P. and Zarrouck, J. Trade Facilitation: Technical Regulations and Customs Procedures.
Source: CEPAL/ECLAC
 


Staples, B.R. (1998). Trade Facilitation.
Source: World Bank
 


 WTO. Trade Facilitation: Cutting Red Tape at the Border.
Source: WTO
 


Wilson, J. (2002) Trade Facilitation and Customs Reform: The Post-Doha Development Agenda.
Source: World Bank
 

Articles on Rules of Origin

New! Cadot O, de Melo J, and Portugal-Pérez, A. (2006). Rules of Origin for Preferential Trading Arrangements Implications for the ASEAN Free Trade Area of EU and U.S. Experience
Source: World Bank


Cornejo, R. and Garay, L. (2001). Metodología para el análisis de regímenes de origen. Aplicación en el caso de las Américas.
Source: IDB

 


Cadot, O.; de Melo, J.; Estevadeordal, A.; Suwa-Eisenmann, A. and B. Tumurchudur. (2002). Assessing the Effect of NAFTA's Rules of Origin.
Source: RePEc


Falvey, R. and Reed, G. (2000).
Rules of Origin as Commercial Policy Instrument.
Source: School of Economics, University of Nottingham


Izam, M. (2003). Normas de orígen y procedimientos para su administración en América Latina.
Source: ECLAC
 


Ju, J. and Krishna, K. (2002). Firm Behavior and Market Access in a Free Trade Area with Rules of Origin.
Source: RePEc
 

Articles on Standards 


Fischer, R. and Serra, P.(2000) Standards and Protection.
Source: RePEc
 


Gandal, N. (2000). Quantifying the Trade Impact of Compatibility Standards and Barriers- An Industrial Organization Perspective.
Source: WTO


Hufbauer, G.; Kotschwar, B.; Wilson, J. ( 2002). Trade Policy, Standards and Development.
Source: World Bank
 


Jansen, M. and Lince de Faria, A. (2002). Product Labeling, Quality and International Trade.
Source: WTO
 


Josling, T.; Orden, D.; Roberts, D. (1999).
A Framework for Analyzing Technical Trade Barriers in Agricultural Markets.

Source: Economic Research Service, USDA


Londoño, Carniña. (1999). Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Conformity Assessment Infrastructure.
Source:
NIST


Markusen, J. and Ganslandt, M.(2000).
Standards and Related Regulations in International Trade: A Modeling Approach.
Source: World Bank


Maskus, K.; Otsuki, T.; Wilson, J. (2001). Quantifying the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade: A Framework for Analysis.
Source: World Bank


Neven, D. (2000). Evaluating the Effects of non-Tariff Barriers; the Economic Protection in WTO Disputes.
Source: World Bank


Otsuki, T.and Wilson,J. (2001). Global Trade and Food Safety: Winners and Losers in a Fragmented System.
Source: World Bank


Otsuki, T.; Wilson, J.; Sewadeh, M. (2001).A Race to the Top? A Case Study of Food Safety Standards and African Exports.
Source: World Bank
 


Stephenson, S. (1997).Standards and the Regional Integration Process in the Western Hemisphere.
Source: OAS

 

                   Articles Relating to Trade in Services

 
 

General Aspects of Trade in Services | Financial Services | Telecommunications
Aspectos generales del comercio de Servicios | Servicios financieros | Telecomunicaciones     
 

General Aspects of Trade in Services | Aspectos generales del comercio de servicios  


New! Sauvé P. And Ward N.(2008). Services And Investment In The EC-Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement: Innovation In Rule-Design And Implications For Africa
Source: European Union


New! Magdeleine J, and Maurer A, (2008). Measuring GATS Mode 4 Trade Flows
Source: WTO


New! Adlung R. (2007). The Contribution of Services Liberalization to Poverty Reduction: What Role For the GATS?
Source: WTO


New! OECD (2007). TThe Impact Of Services Trade Liberalisation On Trade In Non-Agricultural Products


New! Roy M, Marchetti J, Lim H: (2006). Services Liberalization in the New Generation of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs):How Much Further than the GATS?
Source: WTO


New! UN Economic and Social Affairs (2002). Manuel on Statistics of International Trade in Services


Deardorff, A. (2000). International Provision of Trade Services, Trade, and Fragmentation.


Mattoo, A.and Fink, C. (2002). Regional Agreements and Trade in Services: Policy Issues.
 


Mattoo, A.; Rathindran, R.; Subramanian, A. (2001). Measuring Services Trade Liberalization and its Impact on Economic Growth: An Illustration.
 


Mattoo, A. (2000). Shaping Future Rules for Trade in Services: Lessons from the GATS.


Mattoo, A. (2000). Developing Countries in the New Round of GATS Negotiations: Towards a Pro-Active Role.


OECD (2001). Open Services Markets Matter 


Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) 2004.
Perspectives on the Services - Investment Nexus


Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) 2004. 
Perspectives on Services Regulatory Issues


Stephenson, S. (2002). Non-tariff Barriers and the Telecommunications Sector, in Trade, Investment and Competition Policies in the Global Economy: The Case of the International Telecommunications Regime.


Stephenson, S. (2001). Multilateral Services Liberalization by Latin America and the Caribbean: The Growing Participation, in Latin America: Its Future in the Global Economy. 


Stephenson, S. and Prieto, F. (2001).Evaluating Approaches to the Liberalization of Trade in Services: Insights from Regional Experience in the Americas.


Stephenson, S. (2001). Deepening Disciplines for Trade in Services
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Stephenson, S. and Yi, S. (2000).Dealing with Public Interest in the Changing Nature of the Provision of Infrastructure Services, with Emphasis on the Telecom Sector.


Stephenson, S. (2000). Comparison of Existing Trade in Services Arrangements within APEC, in Impediments to Trade in Services: Measurement and Policy Implications.


WTO. (2000). GATS - Fact and Fiction.
Source: WTO


WTO. (1999). Introduction to the GATS.
Source: WTO
 

Financial Services | Servicios financieros 


Dabek, Z. and Williamson, J. (1999). Whether and When to Liberalize Capital Account and Financial Services.


Kono, M. and Shuknecht, L. (1999). Financial Services Trade, Capital Flows, and Financial Stability

 

Kono, M.; Low, P.; Luanga, M.; Mattoo, A.; and Oshikawa M.(1997).Opening Markets in Financial Services and the Role of the GATS .
 


Miller, E. (1999). Financial Services in the Trading System: Progress and Prospects.

Telecommunications | Telecomunicaciones 


Cowhey, P. and Klimenko, M.(1999). The WTO Agreement and Telecommunications Policy Reforms.


Estache, A.; Manacorda, M.; Valletti, T. (2002). Telecommunications Reforms, Access Regulation, and Internet Adoption in Latin America.
 


Fink, C.; Mattoo, A.; Rathindran, R. (2001).  Liberalizing Basic Telecommunications: The Asian Experience.

 

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