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No. 185 | 01 Oct 2015 |
Water in the GATS
The water in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) refers to the difference between the bound level of trade restrictiveness permitted by the GATS and the actual trade regime. Using the OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI),... |
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No. 122 | 12 Oct 2011 |
Wage Implications of Trade Liberalisation
The relationship between trade and wages has been subject to intense scrutiny in the academic literature with no clear consensus emerging. This paper adds to this body of research by moving beyond the single country analysis level to a panel... |
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No. 89 | 28 Jul 2009 |
Vertical Trade, Trade Costs and FDI
Firms find advantages in sourcing inputs from abroad and in fragmenting their production process. On average, vertical trade represents about one third of total trade among OECD countries. This report describes and illustrates new firm strategies of... |
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No. 191 | 11 Oct 2016 |
Using Foreign Factors to Enhance Domestic Export Performance
A country or firm's position in the value chain will largely depend on its comparative advantage, and therefore the mix of skills and resource endowments it brings to international production. For some, this might initially involve specialising in... |
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No. 275 | 03 Oct 2023 |
Understanding the potential scope, definition and impact of the WTO e-commerce Moratorium
New empirical evidence and analysis of provisions in regional trade agreements help bring clarity to debates on the potential scope, definition and impact of the WTO e-commerce Moratorium. OECD analysis demonstrates that the potential fiscal revenue... |
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No. 261 | 06 May 2022 |
Understanding structural effects of COVID-19 on the global economy
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated policy responses are likely to alter the global economy in a way that affects its ability to adjust to future shocks and changes. This paper develops a point of reference for thinking about developments which... |
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No. 167 | 11 Aug 2014 |
Uncovering Trade Secrets - An Empirical Assessment of Economic Implications of Protection for Undisclosed Data
This paper takes stock of the protection of trade secrets for a sample of 37 countries, provides historical data for the period since 1985, and considers the relationship of the stringency of the protection of trade secrets to relevant economic... |
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No. 37 | 11 Aug 2006 |
Trends in Conformity Assessment Practices and Barriers to Trade
This analytical report presents findings from a survey conducted in 2005/2006 of conformity assessment bodies (CABs) and exporting companies from the OECD region. The survey was conceived to gather primary data from key players in the field on... |
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No. 164 | 20 May 2014 |
Transparency of Export Restrictions
The incidence of export taxes, prohibitions and other measures that raise export prices, limit export quantities or place conditions on exporting is on the rise. Transparency can help mitigate the negative effects of export restrictions by enabling... |
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No. 111 | 01 Apr 2011 |
Transparency Mechanisms and Non-Tariff Measures
Lack of regulatory transparency is a major and recurrent obstacle for businesses seeking to trade internationally. This study finds that transparency mechanisms applied at different stages of the design, finalisation and implementation of domestic... |
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No. 210 | 12 Dec 2017 |
Trading firms and trading costs in services: Firm-level analysis
This report presents evidence on how services trade restrictions influence the decisions and performance of firms engaged in international markets, drawing on micro-data from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and... |
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No. 195 | 20 Dec 2016 |
Trade-Related International Regulatory Co-operation
This report provides a conceptual foundation for the analysis of international regulatory co-operation (IRC) and its potential benefits through reduced trade costs. Different forms of IRC aiming to reduce specification, conformity assessment and... |
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No. 242 | 25 Nov 2020 |
Trade, investment and intangibles
Located at the heart of global value chains (GVCs), intangibles are documented to have a high and rising value capture, and to depend on both agglomeration economies and global connectedness for their performance. In this paper, we study how the... |
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No. 182 | 26 Jun 2015 |
Trade, global value chains and wage-income inequality
The rise in global value chain (GVC) participation has coincided with significant changes in the distribution of wage income both within and across countries. This paper sets out to identify the linkages between these phenomena. It shows that GVC... |
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No. 137 | 29 Mar 2012 |
Trade, Employment and Structural Change
International trade produces income gains across the world by facilitating an efficient allocation of production among trading countries. However, increased trade exposure also creates some challenges, and there are adjustment costs associated with... |
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No. 279 | 11 Dec 2023 |
Trade policies to promote the circular economy: A case study of the plastics value chain
Plastic products present several environmental, health, social and economic challenges that span from the extraction of raw materials to primary and final plastics production, to their distribution and use, and to the collection and sorting of... |
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No. 249 | 25 May 2021 |
Trade in the time of parcels
Today, more parcels are crossing international borders than ever before. While this has given rise to new opportunities, not least for individuals and SMEs who are now more directly engaged in trade, it is also raising new challenges. This paper... |
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No. 117 | 10 Aug 2011 |
Trade in Tasks
Specialisation or division of labour is an important source of economic growth, but the degree of division of labour is constrained by the extent of the market. Trade in tasks represents the latest turn in a virtuous cycle of deepening... |
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No. 93 | 03 Nov 2009 |
Trade in Intermediate Goods and Services
This study analyses trade flows in intermediate goods and services among OECD countries and with their main trading partners. Combining trade data and input-output tables, bilateral trade in intermediate goods and services is estimated according to... |
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No. 115 | 28 Jun 2011 |
Trade in Information and Communications Technology and its Contribution to Trade and Innovation
Information and communications technology (ICT) has been seen as a major contributor to productivity growth and as a key tool for innovation. Trade liberalisation can play a role in encouraging ICT adoption by fostering competition and by reducing... |
OECD Trade Policy Papers
NB. No. 1 to No. 139 were released under the previous series title OECD Trade Policy Working Papers.
English
- ISSN: 18166873 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/18166873
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Water in the GATS
Sébastien Miroudot and Kätlin Pertel
01 Oct 2015
The water in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) refers to the difference between the bound level of trade restrictiveness permitted by the GATS and the actual trade regime. Using the OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI),...
Wage Implications of Trade Liberalisation
Susan Stone and Ricardo H. Cavazos Cepeda
12 Oct 2011
The relationship between trade and wages has been subject to intense scrutiny in the academic literature with no clear consensus emerging. This paper adds to this body of research by moving beyond the single country analysis level to a panel...
Vertical Trade, Trade Costs and FDI
Sébastien Miroudot and Alexandros Ragoussis
28 Jul 2009
Firms find advantages in sourcing inputs from abroad and in fragmenting their production process. On average, vertical trade represents about one third of total trade among OECD countries. This report describes and illustrates new firm strategies of...
Using Foreign Factors to Enhance Domestic Export Performance
Javier Lopez Gonzalez
11 Oct 2016
A country or firm's position in the value chain will largely depend on its comparative advantage, and therefore the mix of skills and resource endowments it brings to international production. For some, this might initially involve specialising in...
Understanding the potential scope, definition and impact of the WTO e-commerce Moratorium
Andrea Andrenelli and Javier Lopez Gonzalez
03 Oct 2023
New empirical evidence and analysis of provisions in regional trade agreements help bring clarity to debates on the potential scope, definition and impact of the WTO e-commerce Moratorium. OECD analysis demonstrates that the potential fiscal revenue...
Understanding structural effects of COVID-19 on the global economy
Christine Arriola, Przemyslaw Kowalski and Frank van Tongeren
06 May 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated policy responses are likely to alter the global economy in a way that affects its ability to adjust to future shocks and changes. This paper develops a point of reference for thinking about developments which...
Uncovering Trade Secrets - An Empirical Assessment of Economic Implications of Protection for Undisclosed Data
Douglas C. Lippoldt and Mark F. Schultz
11 Aug 2014
This paper takes stock of the protection of trade secrets for a sample of 37 countries, provides historical data for the period since 1985, and considers the relationship of the stringency of the protection of trade secrets to relevant economic...
Trends in Conformity Assessment Practices and Barriers to Trade
Barbara Fliess and Raymond Schonfeld
11 Aug 2006
This analytical report presents findings from a survey conducted in 2005/2006 of conformity assessment bodies (CABs) and exporting companies from the OECD region. The survey was conceived to gather primary data from key players in the field on...
Transparency of Export Restrictions
Barbara Fliess
20 May 2014
The incidence of export taxes, prohibitions and other measures that raise export prices, limit export quantities or place conditions on exporting is on the rise. Transparency can help mitigate the negative effects of export restrictions by enabling...
Transparency Mechanisms and Non-Tariff Measures
Evdokia Moïsé
01 Apr 2011
Lack of regulatory transparency is a major and recurrent obstacle for businesses seeking to trade internationally. This study finds that transparency mechanisms applied at different stages of the design, finalisation and implementation of domestic...
Trading firms and trading costs in services: Firm-level analysis
Dorothée Rouzet, Sebastian Benz and Francesca Spinelli
12 Dec 2017
This report presents evidence on how services trade restrictions influence the decisions and performance of firms engaged in international markets, drawing on micro-data from Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and...
Trade-Related International Regulatory Co-operation
Martin von Lampe, Koen Deconinck and Véronique Bastien
20 Dec 2016
This report provides a conceptual foundation for the analysis of international regulatory co-operation (IRC) and its potential benefits through reduced trade costs. Different forms of IRC aiming to reduce specification, conformity assessment and...
Trade, investment and intangibles
Ari Van Assche
25 Nov 2020
Located at the heart of global value chains (GVCs), intangibles are documented to have a high and rising value capture, and to depend on both agglomeration economies and global connectedness for their performance. In this paper, we study how the...
Trade, global value chains and wage-income inequality
Javier Lopez Gonzalez, Przemyslaw Kowalski and Pascal Achard
26 Jun 2015
The rise in global value chain (GVC) participation has coincided with significant changes in the distribution of wage income both within and across countries. This paper sets out to identify the linkages between these phenomena. It shows that GVC...
Trade, Employment and Structural Change
Greg Thompson, Tim Murray and Patrick Jomini
29 Mar 2012
International trade produces income gains across the world by facilitating an efficient allocation of production among trading countries. However, increased trade exposure also creates some challenges, and there are adjustment costs associated with...
Trade policies to promote the circular economy: A case study of the plastics value chain
Evdokia Moïsé and Enxhi Tresa
11 Dec 2023
Plastic products present several environmental, health, social and economic challenges that span from the extraction of raw materials to primary and final plastics production, to their distribution and use, and to the collection and sorting of...
Trade in the time of parcels
Javier López González and Silvia Sorescu
25 May 2021
Today, more parcels are crossing international borders than ever before. While this has given rise to new opportunities, not least for individuals and SMEs who are now more directly engaged in trade, it is also raising new challenges. This paper...
Trade in Tasks
Rainer Lanz, Sébastien Miroudot and Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås
10 Aug 2011
Specialisation or division of labour is an important source of economic growth, but the degree of division of labour is constrained by the extent of the market. Trade in tasks represents the latest turn in a virtuous cycle of deepening...
Trade in Intermediate Goods and Services
Sébastien Miroudot, Rainer Lanz and Alexandros Ragoussis
03 Nov 2009
This study analyses trade flows in intermediate goods and services among OECD countries and with their main trading partners. Combining trade data and input-output tables, bilateral trade in intermediate goods and services is estimated according to...
Trade in Information and Communications Technology and its Contribution to Trade and Innovation
Nobuo Kiriyama
28 Jun 2011
Information and communications technology (ICT) has been seen as a major contributor to productivity growth and as a key tool for innovation. Trade liberalisation can play a role in encouraging ICT adoption by fostering competition and by reducing...