Working Paper
Some Welfare Implications of 'Who Goes First?' in WTO Negotiations
We envisage a logical framework to explain why some trade negotiations are delayed because parties differ on who should ‘go first’. In our model, there are substantive welfare implications depending on which party sets tariff rates (or subsidies)...
Working Paper
Outfits: Narrowly Tailored Laws that Harm Instead of Help
The telecommunications sector in Africa presents many exciting prospects to international investors—indeed many billion dollar projects are already underway across the continent. Many of the continent’s current problems can be traced to the...
Blog
Cancun, the WTO and Developing Countries
by
Oliver Morrissey
2003
by Oliver Morrissey I had the privilege of being interviewed by the Finnish TV news agency when I was in Helsinki for the World Institute for...
Book Chapter
Outfits: Narrowly Tailored Laws that Harm Instead of Help
The telecommunications sector in Africa presents many exciting prospects to international investors—indeed many billion dollar projects are already underway across the continent. Many of the continent’s current problems can be traced to the...
Blog
Rules or Engagement?: Development Implications of the Doha Round Negotiation - Part 1
by
Alisa DiCaprio
October 2011
Alisa DiCaprio This is Part 1 of a 2-part analysis of the upcoming WTO 8th Ministerial Conference in December 2011. Part 2 will appear in the November...
Blog
Rules or Engagement?: Development Implications of the Doha Round Negotiations (Part II)
by
Alisa DiCaprio
November 2011
Part II: Engagement with Developing Countries. This is Part 2 of a 2-part analysis of the upcoming WTO 8th Ministerial Conference in December 2011...
Working Paper
Indivisibility, Fairness, Farsightedness and their Implications for Security
This paper is concerned with the problems of achieving lasting peace. One dimension includes fairly sharing the post-war economic and political pie or the peace dividend. This requires post-war allocations that are envy free. Many peace agreements...