Globalisation & International Trade
Offshoring and the Future of U.S. Engineering: An Overview
National Academy of Engineering
An 8-page U.S. paper examining the effect of offshoring on engineering in the U.S. and other developed nations
Globalisation & International Trade, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2005-10-27
The Shrinking Gains from Trade: A Critical Assessment of Doha Round Projections
Global Development and Environment Institute
A 28-page working paper criticising estimates of the benefits of trade liberalization by the World Bank as being over-optimistic
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-03
International Trade and Income Distribution: Reconsidering the Evidence
CEPII
A 44-page working paper reconsidering the evidence concerning the effect of international trade on income distribution
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-07
Global Governance for the 21st Century
Brookings Institution
A 29-page paper addressing the mismatch between 21st century global challenges and the current international institutional framework
Governance & Politics, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-11-11
Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda
World Bank
A 425-page report illustrating the benefit to global welfare that would accrue from the abolition of tariffs, subsidies and domestic support programmes
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-15
Does Enlargement Conceal Globalisation? Location Issues in Europe
French Instiutre of International Relations
This 48-page paper assesses the impact of global competition and enlargement on the location of production within Europe
European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-11-19
WTO Doha Round: Agricultural Negotiating Proposals
Congressional Research Service
This 38-page U.S. brief provides background information on the WTO, the Doha Round and the key negotiating groups
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-11-21
Regional Integration After the Collapse of the FTAA
International Relations Center
This 8-page commentary discusses Latin America's options in the wake of the collapse of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-11-23
Easing the Pain of Trade Liberalisation
Centre for European Reform
An article addressing the transatlantic problems likely to arise from global trade liberalisation
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2005-11-28
Trade Integration in the Americas
Congressional Research Service
A 32-page report reviewing initiatives, issues and implications of trade integration in the Americas
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-11-29
The GATS and South Africa's National Health Act: A Cautionary Tale
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
A 40-page Canadian study providing concrete evidence of the problems WTO service commitments can cause for redistributive health policies worldwide
Health, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-12-01
Doha Round's Development Impacts: Shrinking Gains and Real Costs
Global Development and Environment Institute
A 4-page policy brief examining the disappointing gains from world trade liberalization and the associated costs
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-02
Offshoring of Services: An Overview of the Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 86-page U.S. report is designed to assist U.S. policy makers to better understand the potential impacts and policy implications of services offshoring
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-12-02
From Bound Duties to Actual Protection: Industrial Liberalisation in the Doha Round
ENEPRI
A 51-page working paper offering a CGE assessment of the effects of a multilateral liberalisation of market access for non-agricultural products
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-08
Freer Trade?
"Foreign Affairs"
Seven articles considering what will be necessary for the Doha Round to succeed, and what might happen if it dose not (Single page linking to each article)
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-12-09
Latin-American Shadowboxing? FTAA Delays and Challenges for Europe
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
This 7-page German commentary considers how Europe should respond to Latin America's internal divisions
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-09
Last Chance in Hong Kong? Obstacles on the Road to the Conclusion of the Doha Round
German Institute for Security and International Affairs
A 7-page German paper examining the critical challenges facing the WTO
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2005-12-10
Trade Liberalization Challenges Post-CAFTA
Congressional Research Service
A 6-page report analyzing challenges to trade liberalization agreements in the U.S.
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-12-13
The (Almost) Lost Agenda: Rules and Institutions
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 4-page German commentary on challenges facing the World Trade Organisation
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-12-13
Poverty Impacts of a WTO Agreement: Synthesis and Overview
World Bank
A 30-page overview of a report investigating the poverty impacts of a potential Doha Development Agenda
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-12-16
How and Why Differentiate Developing Countries in the WTO?
French Institute of International Relations
A 22-page review of the literature dealing with differentiating between developing countries in the World Trade Organisation
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-19
Relocation: Challenges for European Trade Unions
ETUI-REHS
A 28-page paper discussing the challenges presented to the European trade union movement by job relocation
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-12-20
The World Trade Organisation and Sustainable Development: A Guide to the Debate
Royal Institute of International Affairs
A 12-page briefing paper providing a concise background to the main issues at stake in the interaction between the WTO system and sustainable development
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-21
Optimal Tax Policy When Firms are Internationally Mobile
CESifo
A 25-page working paper analyzing optimal tax policy when firms are internationally mobile
Taxation, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-01-24
Defense Trade Data
U.S. Government Accountability Office
A 10-page review of defence sales/purchases of defence articles and services between the U.S. and other countries
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-01-30
Trading on Time
World Bank and IFC
A 37-page study demonstrating how delays in exporting procedures harm the economies of developing countries
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-01-30
Six Key Objectives
International Institute for Sustainable Development
A series of six briefs covering objectives to be achieved if trade and aid policy is to support peace and security rather than contribute to conflict (single page linking to each brief)
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-02-06
Je T'Aime, Moi Non Plus: Bilateral Opinion and International Trade
CEPII
This 38-page paper studies the relationship between bilateral trade patterns and public opinion
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-02-23
The Doha Round After Hong Kong
Institute for International Economics
A 9-page policy brief reporting on the December 2005 meeting of the WTO in Hong Kong and its failure to achieve significant results
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-02-23
The WTO's Development Crumbs
Global Development and Environment Institute
This 4-page U.S. paper describes how little benefit will accrue to developing countries from the WTO's Hong Kong talks
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-02-25
Spurring Growth Dynamics from Services Offshoring
Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis
This 12-page US policy note explores the claim that services offshoring benefits a country's economy in general
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-11
Deindustrialisation and the Fear of Relocations in (the) Industry
CEPII
A 38-page French paper examining the connection between outsourcing and deindustrialisation in OECD countries
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-21
China's Emergence and the Reorganisation of Trade Flows in Asia
CEPII
This 58-page French paper examines the effect of China's emergence on the trade flows of other Asian countries
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-21
A Complex Reality: The Strategic Behaviour of Multinational Oil Corporations and the New Wars in Sudan
Danish Institute of International Studies
This 60-page Danish report studies the behaviour of 8 prominent multinational corporations in Sudan
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-21
FDI, Regulations and Growth
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 29-page German discussion paper exploring the linkage between income growth rates and foreign direct investment inflows
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-22
Institutional Quality and the Gains from Trade
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 30-page German discussion paper investigating those aspects of institutional quality that matter most for the positive linkage between trade and growth
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-22
Winner-Takes-All Contention of Innovation Under Globalization: A Simulation Analysis and East Asia's Empirics
Institute of Developing Economies
A 29-page Japanese discussion paper examining how innovation enhances export competitiveness
Science & Technology, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-23
A Case for Reform
Lowy Institute
A 3-page commentary proposing a reform of the functions performed by the International Monetary Fund
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-24
Assessing World Bank Support for Trade 1987-2004: An IEG Evaluation
World Bank
A 270-page report analyzing the World Bank's contribution to freer trade in developing countries and to the alleviation of poverty
Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-03-28
The Impact of Disasters on International Trade
World Trade Organisation
A 26-page working paper examining the impact of major disasters on international trade flows
Globalisation & International Trade, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-04-11
The Prospect of Deep Free Trade between the European Union and Ukraine
Centre for European Policy Studies
This 248-page study examines the feasability, content and likely economic impact of a free trade agreement between the EU and Ukraine
European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-04-12
Economic Nationalism on the Rise
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
An 8-page German commentary on the implications of growing economic nationalism as evidenced by the Dubai ports fiasco
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-04-18
Sorting Out the Spaghetti
Lowy Institute
This 27-page paper discusses the damage inflicted on the international trading system by discriminatory regional trading agreements and offers proposals for ameliorating the problem
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-04-19
World Trade Organization: Limited Progress at Hong Kong Ministerial Clouds Prospects for Doha Agreement
US Government Accountability Office
This 47-page US report is an update on the status of the Doha round of global trade talks
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-05-01
The Financial Architecture of Aid for Trade
Overseas Development Institute
This 93-page paper examines the "aid for trade" concept and offers examples of the effective use of such initiatives
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-05-03
Managing the Challenges of WTO Participation
World Trade Organisation
A collection of 45 case studies from different countries illustrating how participation in the WTO was managed ( single page linking to each case study)
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-05-12
The Paramount Power: China and the Countries of South East Asia
Lowy Institute
This Australian paper examines the development of China's relations with South East Asia over the past 10 years
Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-05-17
Geeing Up the G-20
Lowy Institute
A 24-page Australian paper arguing for the development of the G-20 as a successor to the G-7 and IMF
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-05-17
NAFTA: Is it Sustainable?
Wilson Center
Report of a conference held to discuss the future of NAFTA
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-05-17
Margins of Multinational Labour Substitution
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 52-page discussion paper examines how wage differentials affect labour substitution in the multinational labour market
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-05-22
Offshoring
Economic Policy Institute
A 15-page US issue guide provides insights into the economics of white-collar offshoring
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-06-07
What Determines Technological Spillovers of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from China
Economic Growth Center
A 22-page discussion paper examining whether the presence of foreign firms produces technology spillovers on domestic firms operating in the same city and industry
Globalisation & International Trade, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2006-06-08
China, Asia and the World Economy: The Implications of an Emerging Asian Core and Periphery
Institute of World Economics and Politics
This 18-page paper examines the effects of China's emergence on the economies of other Asian countries and on the possibilities for regionalism in the area
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-06-18
The Effects of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture in Smaller Developing Countries: Implications for the Doha Round
Centre for European Policy Studies
This study examines how the agriculture of small developing countries can benefit from international trade
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-07-01
Asian Flu Pandemic: Potential Impact of Trade Disruptions
Congressional Research Service
This 5-page report considers possible trade disruptions in the event of an Asian flu pandemic
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-07-12
Central Asia and its Asian Neighbours: Security and Commerce at the Crossroads
Rand Corporation
This 62-page study examines developing relations between Central Asia and its neighbours, and implications for US interests
Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-07-23
How Much Will Trade Liberalization Help the Poor? Comparing Global Trade Models
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 4-page research brief examines the effectiveness of different trade models in capturing the benefits of trade liberalization, and estimates the development-friendly benefits of full trade liberalization
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-07-23
World Trade Report 2006: Subsidies, Trade and the WTO
World Trade Organisation
This 266-page report explores the links between subsidies, trade and the WTO
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-07-24
Nickel and Diming the Poor: US Implementation of the LDC Initiative
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 13-page policy outlook paper urges the US to provide open access for least developed country exports
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-08-05
Reverse Balkanisation? Trade Integration in South-East Europe
CEPS
This 19-page working paper examines the adequacy of trade openness in Southeast Europe
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2006-09-08
Leading the Way: How U.S. Trade Policy Can Overcome Doha
Center for Trade Policy Studies
This 24-page policy analysis urges the US to reduce tariffs and quotas unilaterally
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-09-09
An Agenda for Harnessing Globalisation
'Washington Quarterly'
This essay examines the principal challenges facing globalisation
Globalisation & International Trade, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-09-12
What Role for South Coalitions in Global Governance? A South African View
Development and Peace Foundation
This 4-page paper discusses the role of recently-established informal South coalitions in global governance
Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-09-13
After Doha: 1. The Search for Plan B
Lowy Institute
A 14-page Australian analysis examining the options for a future system of international trade
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-09-26
The Fall of Doha and the Rise of Regionalism?
CEPS
A 4-page policy brief examining how a failed or seriously-delayed Doha round could affect any eventual WTO deal, and the implications for the EU
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2006-10-02
NAFTA Revisited
Economic Policy Institute
This US report details NAFTA's effects on the economies, working people and labour markets of the US, Canada and Mexico
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-10-08
Services Liberalization in the New Generation of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs): How Much Further than the GATS?
WTO
This 63-page working paper provides a comprehensive overview of services liberalization commiitments in the new generation of PTAs
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-10-08
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Changing the "Playing Field" in Central Asia
Carnegie Endowment
A 13-page testimony on the formation, substance and future of the Shanghai Cooperation Organiisation (SCO)
Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-10-11
Integrating the Atlantic Economic Area
SWP
This 47-page German research paper considers the case for creating an integrated Atlantic Economic Area
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2006-10-25
Recent Regional Agreements
CESifo
This 34-page working paper examines the recent growth in regional trade agreements
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-10-27
Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005
CRS
This 98-page US report quantifies transfers of conventional arms to developing nations by the US and other countries
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-10-31
East Asian Regional Architecture: New Economic and Security Arrangements and U.S. Policy
CRS
This 42-page US report describes the emerging East Asian regional architecture in the form of trade, financial and poilitical arrangements
Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-10-31
Completing the Doha Round
Peterson Institute for International Economics
An 8-page US policy brief discussing the challenges to reviving and completing the Doha Round
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-11-01
Vision or Fiction? Prospects of Regional Integration in the South Pacific
CIS
This 20-page issue analysis considers whether regional integration could play a role in raising living standards in the Pacific
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-11-03
China-ASEAN Relations: Perspectives, Prospects and Implications for U.S. Interests
Strategic Studies Institute
An 83-page monograph assessing the implications of growing China-ASEAN ties
Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-11-07
A U.S.-Taiwan FTA; The View From Taipei
FPRI
A paper analyzing the argument for, and the impediments to, a US-Taiwan FTA
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-11-11
Economic Integration in Asia: Bilateral Free Trade Agreements Versus Asian Single Market
CEPII
This 56-page French working paper analyzes regional economic integration in East Asia
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-11-21
The World Economy in the New Millennium: A New Golden Age?
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 33-page lecture offering a broad-brush forecast for the world economy
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-12-01
Outward FDI from and Intraregional FDI in ASEAN: Trends and Drivers
IDE-JETRO
A 30-page discussion paper examining the increasing importance of developing-country transnational corporations in the global economy
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-12-06
After Doha:II. Is Globalization History?
Lowy Institute
This 30-page Australian analysis addresses the question whether the collapse of the Doha Round marks the beginning of the end for globalization
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-12-06
Global Economic Prospects 2007
World Bank
A 208-page outlook for the world economy
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-12-18
Europe's New Trade Agenda
Congressional Research Service
A 6-page US report examining the implications of the EU's preference for new bilateral and regional trade agreements for the gloabal trading system and US interests
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-12-19
Toward Win-Win Regionalism in Asia: Issues and Challenges in Forming Efficient Trade Agreements
ADB
A 58-page working paper developing a blueprint for "first-best" regionalism based on "best practices"
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-12-23
Free Trade and East Asia Conference
FPRI
Papers delivered at a US conference held to discuss free trade areas (FTAs) in the context of East Asia (single page linking to each paper)
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-01
Crossing the Borders: The Structure of Transnational Corporate Activities
HWWA
This 58-page German study analyzes the structure of cross-border corporate activities, assessing the development and strategies of multinational corporations on various levels
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-02
How Japan's Economic Class Views China and the Future of Asian Regionalism
JIIA
This 9-page policy report considers future Sino-Japanese relations and their implications for a successful outcome to Asian regionalisation
Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-01-09
Global Trade Governance: The WTO at a Crossroads
EPC
This 56-page working paper highlights how much is at stake in the negotiations to revive the Doha Round
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-10
Public Policy and International Collaboration for Sustaining and Expanding the Rice Revolution
IFPRI
This 17-page paper considers the emerging issues in the rice policy environment
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-15
The Trade Effects of Preferential Arrangements: New Evidence from the Australian Productivity Commission
Perterson Institute
A 61-page working paper examining whether preferential trade agreements (PTAs) create or merely divert trade
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-18
Economic Integration and Redistributive Taxation: A Simple Model with Ambiguous Results
CESifo
This working paper illustrates a model that examines the effect of economic integration on tax rates
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-26
Africa and the WTO Doha Round: An Overview
ODI
This 20-page article examines the relationship of the Doha Round to Africa's need for integration into the world economy
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-01-29
Power Shift: Do We Need Better Global Economic Institutions?
IPPR
A UK paper outlining the case for reforming the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-31
Globalization that Works for Working Americans
EPI
This testimony argues that the effects of globalization on working Americans have been largely negative
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-01-31
The Future of East Asian Institutionalism
RSIS
A 3-page Singaporean commentary on the future of East Asian regional institutionalism
Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-02-01
Understanding the Latest Wave and Future Shape of Regional Trade and Cooperation Agreements in Asia
CESifo
A 40-page working paper analyzing recent trends and patterns and the nature of regional trade and cooperation agreements (RTCAs) in Asia
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-02-03
The Doha Round and Beyond: Towards a Lasting Relationship Between the WTO and the International Environmental Regimes
Chatham House
A 64-page report setting out options for clarifying the ambiguous relationship between the rules of the WTO and multilateral environmental agreements
Globalisation & International Trade, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-02-07
Policy Space: Are WTO Rules Preventing Development?
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper examines WTO rules in relation to developing countries
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-02-07
The Effect of FDI on Job Separation
CESifo
This working paper examines the effect of FDI on domestic worker retention
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-02-09
CAREC Comprehensive Action Plan
ADB
This 51-page document focuses on regional cooperation between eight Central Asian countries in transport, trade facilitation, trade policy and energy
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-02-13
WTO Trade Talks: A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush
CEPII
A 4-page French article arguing that for sub-Saharan Africa, the losses from multilateral liberalisation may be largely offset by unrestricted access for their products into major emerging countries
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-02-14