Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: U.S. Fed left interest rates unchanged; core inflation...
Recent years have seen a surge in economic integration agreements (EIAs) and the development of non-tariff measures (NTMs). As a consequence, a growing number of EIAs include provisions on NTMs. However...
Changes in demographics and patterns of investment in human capital are creating increased scope for international trade in professional services. The scope for mutually beneficial trade is, however, inhibited...
Standards and technical regulations are an increasingly prominent part of the international trade policy debate. As many of the least-developed countries have duty-free access to major developed-country...
This study investigates trade effects of the regional liberalization of technical barriers to trade (TBTs) in the form of harmonization and mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) for testing procedures...
经济学家在很大程度上忽视了地区性标准协定,这类协定获得了多边贸易规定的无条件支持。Chen和Mattoo发现,从理论和经验上来说,这类协定增加了参与国之间的贸易,但并不增加它们与世界上其它地区之间的贸易。一个地区采取共同标准(即一致化)可以推动该地区排他性工业国的出口,但减少了被排斥在外的发展中国家对这些地区的出口。这可能是由于发展中国家的企业受强化标准造成的危害最大,从一体化市场中的规模经济中获益最少。相互承认的协定只有在不包含限制性原产地规则的情况下才能更统一地推动贸易发展。在这种情况下,地区内贸易的增加伤害了与其它地区的贸易,尤其是与发展中国家的贸易。作者建议修改国际贸易规则,以便更好地平衡被纳入和被排斥的国家的利益。
The main goal of the overall Quality Program for Photovoltaics (QuaP-PV) project is to provide training to manufacturers of PV components and systems, testing organizations, and installation and maintenance...