Globalisation & International Trade
Northeast Asia: Obstacles to Regional Integration: The Interests of the European Union
Center for European Integration Studies
This 57-page German discussion paper analyzes the obstacles to Northeast Asian regional integration
Globalisation & International Trade, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-10-08
OECD Interim Economic Outlook, March 2009
OECD
This 150-page report analyses recent developments and focuses on policy actions required to foster a sustained economic recovery
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-01
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
Offshoring
Economic Policy Institute
A 24-page issue guide to offshoring from a U.S. standpoint
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-07-06
Offshoring Along the Production Chain
CESifo
This 27-page working paper examines the economics of offshoring elements of the production process
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-05-03
Offshoring and Job Stability: Evidence from Italian Manufacturing
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper studying the relationship between offshoring and job stability
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2012-05-14
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
Offshoring and Unemployment
IZA
A 49-page working paper using modelling techniques to study the impact of offshoring on sectoral and economywide rates of unemployment
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-06-01
Offshoring Jobs: U.S. and Australian Debates
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 42-page Australian research brief examines the offshoring debate in Australia and the U.S.
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-03-15
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
Offshoring White-Collar Work - The Issues and the Implications
Brookings Institution
The agenda of this U.S. trade forum on offshoring, with links to individual papers
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-05-23
Offshoring, Global Outsourcing and the Australian Economy - Continuing Australia's Integration into the World Economy
Business Council of Australia
A 20-page Australian position paper taking a positive view of outsourcing
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-07-15
Offshoring, Import Competition, and the Jobless Recovery
Brookings Institution
A 19-page U.S. paper investigating the linkage between offshoring (i.e. outsourcing overseas), import growth and the slow rate of pick-up in employment during the economic recovery in the U.S. during 2002-3
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-06-21
Oil Prices, Geography and Endogenous Regionalism: Too Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing
CEPII
This 38-page French working paper studies the effect of oil prices on the geography of international trade
Energy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-11-19
One Deal, Two Fatalities? The AUSFTA
Australian Review of Public Affairs
An Australian article reviewing two books that question whether the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement will bring economic benefits to Australia
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-03-04
Opening Markets for Poor Countries: Are We There Yet?
CGD
This 28-page US working paper finds that much remains to be done to achieve the goal of meaningful market access for the poorest countries, including reformed rules of origin that facilitate rather than inhibit trade.
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-10-14
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
Optimisation of Central Asian and Eurasian Trans-Continental Land Transport Corridors
CEPS
This 18-page working paper reviews the initiatives for strategic trans-continental transport corridors or axes stretching across the Eurasian landmass, centred on or around Central Asia
Regional, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-12-29
Organised Labour and the Social Regulation of Global Value Chains
DIIS
A 42-page Danish working paper exploring the regulation of global value chains
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-04-21
Our Consensus Future: The Lay of the Land in 2025
Lowy Institute
An Australian paper discussing where the world economy is likely to head over the next couple of decades
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-09-02
Outsourcing and Offshoring in Canada
Statistics Canada
A 49-page Canadian report addressing key aspects of outsourcing and offshoring
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-05-28
Outsourcing of Unionized Firms and the Impact of Labor Market Policy Reforms
IZA
This 39-page discussion paper examines the impact of outsourcing in unionized companies
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-07-04
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
Overcoming Too-big-to-fail: A Regulatory Framework to Limit Moral Hazard and Free Riding in the Financial Sector
CEPS
This 98-page task force report proposing solutions for achieving a more stable and resilient financial system without renouncing the benefits of multi-purpose financial institutions and innovative finance
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-04-11
Pacific Asia and the Asia Pacific: The Choices for APEC
Peterson Institute
A 5-page US policy brief assessing the record of the APEC over the 20 years of its existence and discussing the world environment in which APEC is likely to be operating in the next 20 years
Regional, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-07-30
Pax Mercatoria: Does Economic Interdependence Bring Peace?
CIS
A 4-page US essay discussing the correlation between high levels of international trade and peace
Globalisation & International Trade, DisabilityPosted: 2007-09-06
Perspectives on Economic Growth and Stability in China
SIIA
A 37-page Swedish research paper examining the status, health, and future outlook of the Chinese economy
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-02-25
Pharmaceutical Benefits and Free Trade: Trouble Ahead for Subsidised Medicines in Australia?
Australian Review of Public Affairs
A commentary arguing that Australia's Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. could harm Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, that subsidies a wide range of drugs for Australian users
Globalisation & International Trade, HealthPosted: 2004-03-31
Pittsburgh: A Fresh Start or Cosmetic Tinkering?
SWP
This 7-page German commentary argues that the chances of a complete overhaul of the international financial markets at Pittsburgh are slim
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-10-01
Policy Responses to the Global Financial Crisis
Peterson Institute
A US speech considering the political and economic factors that have shaped responses to the global financial crisis so far
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-06-09
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
Political Risk, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
This 28-page discussion paper explores the linkages between political risk, institutions and foreign direct investment inflows
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-05-14
Poor Numbers: The Impact of Trade Liberalization on World Poverty
Center for Economic and Policy Research
A U.S. paper arguing that the predicted reduction in world poverty due to trade liberalization has been overstated
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-12-02
Popular Attitudes, Globalization, and Risk
Institute of International Economics
A 36-page working paper finding a correlation between attitudes to globalization and success in attracting FDI, high credit ratings and entrepreneurship
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-08-24
Post-Crisis China and the Changing Global Economic Order
CEIP
The summary of a debate on China’s role in the changing economic order and the implications of the growing global economic imbalance
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-09-29
Potentially Trade Restrictive Measures Identified in the Context of the Economic Crisis
EC
This 104-page EC report provides the latest state of play as regards potentially restrictive trade activities of the EU’s trade partners
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-12
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
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
Power Shift: How the West Can Adapt and Thrive in an Asian Century
CEIP
This 12-page US paper explores solutions to the quandary of how the West can sustain an economic system that will fuel the rise of China, a power whose growing clout threatens to challenge Western control over the international system
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-03-06
Pre-empting Protectionism in Services: The GATS and Outsourcing
Institute for International Economics
This 39-page paper reviews trade in services, warns of a protectionist backlash and proposes an initiative under the General Agreement on Trade in Services to lock in openness in services trade
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-04-18
Preferential Trade Agreements and the Structure of International Trade
WIIW
This 29-page Austrian working paper examines the impact of membership in Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) on trade between PTA members
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-03-25
Procurement for Development: Aligning Social with Commercial Considerations in the Supply Chain
Chatham House
An 8-page UK briefing paper arguing that development indicators and principles of fairness and equity need to be integrated into mainstream procurement practices if large-scale pro-poor growth is to be delivered
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-09-29
Projected Benefits of the Doha Round Hinge on Misleading Trade Models
SCEPA
A 3-page paper querying the reliability of CGE models in predicting the benefits of a new round of tariff reform
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-13
Prospects for the U.S. and the World: A Crisis That Conventional Remedies Cannot Resolve
The Levy Economics Institute
An 11-page US paper arguing that the United States and the rest of the world’s economies will not be able to achieve balanced growth and full employment unless they are able to agree and implement an entirely new way of running the global economy.
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-01-08
Protected Species: International Convention and U.S. Laws Protect Wildlife Differently
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 58-page report deals with how implementation of the CITES convention governing trade in endangered species has changed over the years and the relationship beteen the convention and some U.S. Laws
Climate Change & Environment, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-09-24
Protecting Global Trade in Transit
SDA
The 16-page report of a debate held in Belgium to discuss concerns that maritime trade could become a new focus for terrorists in response to a decade of tighter aviation security
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2012-02-17
Protection v. Protectionism: The Use of Human Rights Arguments in the Debate For and Against the Liberalisation of Trade
Institute for Human Rights
This 89-page paper examines how human rights arguments are being used by the proponents and opponents of trade liberalisation
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-01-20
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
Quarterly Report on the Euro Area
EC
A 38-page report on the export performance of the Euro area
European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-06-29
Re-Orient? MNC Penetration and Contemporary Shifts in the Global Political Economy
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper analyses IMF estimates of economic growth in 180 countries and links the results to the "Re-orient" approach. The paper also analyses the role of MNC (foreign capital) penetration as the key variable of past quantitative dependency studies for contemporary economic growth and social performance
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-20
Rebalancing the U.S.-China Relationship
Brookings
A US article examining trends in US-China economic relations
Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-01-19
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
Recent Trends in Asian Integration and Japanese Participation
IDE
This 30-page Japanese discussion paper reports on recent developments in Asian trade, services and investment integration
Globalisation & International Trade, RegionalPosted: 2010-10-03
Reenergizing Japan's ASEAN Policy
JIIA
A commentary calling for Japan to reenergize its ASEAN policy in the face of heightened Chinese activity
Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-08-17
Reform of the International Monetary System: Some Concrete Steps
CEPII
A 4-page French brief offering some concrete steps for improving the international monetary system pending a major reform
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-03-28
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
Regional Trade Agreements vs. Multilateral Trading System: A Study of Chinese Interests and Policy Options
NUPI
This 46-page Norwegian working paper examines China's policies with respect to regional trade agreements (RTAs), and the relationship between RTAs and the multilateral trading system
Globalisation & International Trade, RegionalPosted: 2009-08-06
Relationship between International Trade and Energy
WTO
An article examining the relationship between international trade and natural resources
Energy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-03-19
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
Renminbi Rules: The Conditional Imminence of the Reserve Currency Transition
Peterson Institute
This 33-page US working paper attempts to answer whether the Chinese renminbi will eclipse the dollar, what the timing of and the prerequisites for this transition will be, and which of the two countries controls the outcome
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-09-19
Report on G20 Tade and Investment Measures
OECD et al.
A 60-page joint report on global trade and investment measures
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-09-21
Restructuring and Employment in the EU: The Impact of Globalisation
Eurofound
This 117-page report provides perspectives on the effects of trade liberalisation on the European labour market
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-01-10
Rethinking Trade Policy for Development: Lessons From Mexico Under NAFTA
CEIP
This 22-page US report finds that Mexico’s experience with NAFTA underscores the need to reform trade agreements between the United States and developing countries
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-22
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
Revitalizing Democratic Participation: Engaging Citizens for Change
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A 10-page Canadian address arguing for more deliberative forms of democracy as a counter to citizen disillusionment, globalization and superpower dominance
Governance & Politics, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-04-18
Reviving the Doha Round
Institute for International Economics
This paper argues that the Doha Round can still succeed if the priority interests of developed and developing countries are accommodated in the final package of agreements
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-07-20
Rice Crisis Forensics: How Asian Governments Carelessly Set the World Rice Market on Fire
CGD
This 43-page US working paper describes how the global rice market became enflamed in 2008 and provides pointers to help policymakers in these countries avoid a repeat of the disastrous price spike of 2008.
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-03-18
Rice Price Formation in the Short Run and the Long Run
CGD
This 46-page paper analyzes price formation on the world’s rice market using simple supply and demand models as a start, but moving to “supply of storage” models—a staple of commodity-market analysis for more than half a century—to explain hoarding behavior and its subsequent impact on prices
Poverty & Hunger, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-06-05
Rising China: Global Challenges and Opportunities
ANU
A 362-page Australian monograph reflecting on the wide range of opportunities and challenges that have emerged in the context of a rising China.
Globalisation & International Trade, RegionalPosted: 2011-08-05
Rising Wages: Has China Lost Its Global Labor Advantage?
IZA
A 46-page discussion paper documenting dramatic rising wages in China for the period 1978-2007 based on multiple sources of aggregate statistics
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-06-29
Russia's Far East and Japan: Obstacles to Cooperation
JISS
A Japanese article describing the prerequisites for the development of a two-way economic relationship between Japan and Russia
Globalisation & International Trade, RegionalPosted: 2010-08-31
Second Thoughts on Globalisation
Lowy Institute
This 42-page Australian report analyzes the growing pressures on governments to temper the forces driving globalisation
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-06-28
Seen from America: The Implications of the Economic Crisis for the European Union
Fondation Robert Schuman
A 10-page paper assessing the likelihood of the EU breaking up as a consequence of the global economic crisis
European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-06-24
Seizing the Benefits of Trade for Employment and Growth
OECD
This 47-page report argues that more open trade for goods and services can provide a stimulus for the world economy, at a time when many of the temporary stimulus measures taken by many governments during the crisis are being unwound
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-16
Selected Issues Concerning the Multilateral Trading System
World Trade Organisation
A 43-page discussion paper exploring selected issues concerning international trade and investment, with particular focus on issues of interest to developing countries
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-12-11
Service Offshoring and White Collar Employment
CESifo
This 50-page working paper studies the effect of service offshoring on white collar employment
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-08-28
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
Services Offshoring and Wages
IZA
A 17-page discussion paper investigating the effects of sevices outsourcing on wages
Globalisation & International Trade, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-07-25
Setting Standards Together - for a New Transatlantic Partnership Between the EU and North America
GMF
A 4-page policy brief calling for a new transatlantic economic partnership
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-07-02
Setting the NAFTA Agenda on Climate Change
Peterson Institute
This 8-page US policy brief offers the NAFTA members a pragmatic agenda for near-term action on climate change issues
Climate Change & Environment, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-08-19
Seven Broad Lessons for the United States from Japan’s Lost Decade
Peterson Institute
A 5-page US address drawing lessons from Japan's experience of dealing with recession
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-22
SIPRI ARMS TRANSFERS DATA, 2008
SIPRI
This 8-page Swedish fact sheet provides measures of trends in international transfers of major conventional weapons
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-05-01
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
Skilled Migration, FDI and Human Capital Investment
IZA
This 32-page discussion paper studies the relationship between international factor mobility and domestic accumulation of human capital in developing countries
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-05-29
Small Economies, Big Problems, and Global Interdependence
Brookings
A US article on the challenges of global economic interdependence
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-07-26
Some Simple Observations on the Reform of the International Monetary System
Levy Economics Institute
A 5-page US policy note arguing that the reform of the global monetary system depends on the operation of the adjustment mechanism for dealing with global imbalances
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-06-17
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
South Asia Free Trade Agreement: Prospects for Shallow Regional Integration
ARC
A 27-page Australian working paper discussing the incentives for and progress towards greater economic integration in South Asia
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-08-05
South Asian Integration Prospects and Lessons from East Asia
ICRIER
This 39-page Indian working paper assesses the prospects for cooperation among South Asian economies and draws lessons from East Asian experiments in regionalisation
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-03-16
Spice Route to Europe? Prospects for an India-EU Free Trade Area
Chatham House
This 5-page UK briefing paper assesses the prospects for an India-EU Free Trade Area
Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2007-10-26
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
Still Amigos: A Fresh Canada-US Approach to Reviving NAFTA
C.D. Howe Institute
This 30-page Canadian commentary argues for a fresh, primarily US-Canadian approach to improving NAFTA
Regional, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-09-23
Strategic Trends 2012
CSS
This 128-page Swiss study presents an overview of key developments in global affairs
Foreign Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2012-03-30
Structural Economic Change and the European Union: Winners, Losers and Public Policy Options
IPPR
This 73-page UK report is about the economic effects of 'globalisation' in the European Union, and how the European Commission and countries in the EU should respond to it. It recommends that national governments commit to the Lisbon Strategy and aim to move towards a more competitive economy with more and better quality jobs
European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-12-31
Synchronised Dive into Recession: Focus on Damage Limitation
Chatham House
This 8-page UK briefing paper explores the current crisis in the global economy and its repercussions
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-10-21
Technological Capability as a Determinant of FDI Flows: Evidence from Developing Asia and India
ICRIER
A 37-page Indian working paper attempting to explain the country-by-country variations in the pattern of FDI flows to developing Asian countries by identifying location-specific features influencing such flows
Science & Technology, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-07-02
Ten Years of WTO Dispute Settlement: Australian Perspectives
DFAT- Australia
A 180-page collection of Australian perspectives on WTO dispute settlement
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-02-26
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
The Age of Turbulence and Poor Countries: The Case for MDB Help with Risk Management
CGD
This brief argues that the World Bank and other MDBs can play an important role in helping developing countries to better cope risks arising from high volatility
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-11-21
The ASEAN Brief
ASEAN
This 17-page document highlights the progress of ASEAN integration, community building and development
Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-12-09