Trade, Globalisation and Security
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De ekonomiska vinsterna av globalisering för företag och konsumenter
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonGlobaliseringen har förstärkt västerländska ekonomier Globalisering har skapat nya möjligheter för företag att specialisera sig – och...
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The Economic Benefits of Globalisation for Business and Consumers
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Fredrik ErixonGlobalisation has boosted output in the Western economy Globalisation has enabled firms to specialize – and to increase the intensity of...
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The Economic Impact of Local Content Requirements: A Case Study of Heavy Vehicles
The use of local content requirements (LCRs) has been growing for a long time. Used by developed as well as developing countries, they aim to promote...
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Deepening NAFTA and Signing New Trade Agreements: A US Trade Strategy to Boost the Economy and Reduce the Trade Deficit
Tags: Canada Donald Trump economic growth economy Mexico NAFTA trade trade agreements trade policy USPresident Trump assumed office with one of the more purposeful trade agendas in modern history: he pulled the US out of the Trans-Pacific...
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The Geopolitics of Online Taxation in Asia-Pacific – Digitalisation, Corporate Tax Base and The Role of Governments
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityGovernments use taxation as a policy instrument to create a favourable business climate in the face of competition from neighbouring countries....
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Blockchain and Trade: Not a Fix for Brexit, but Could Revolutionise Global Value Chains (If Governments Let It)
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Nicolas BottonOne of the most tone-deaf suggestions in the Brexit proceedings so far came in August 2017, when the UK Brexit team released a long-awaited position...
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The Search for Solutions to Save the WTO Appellate Body
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Robert McDougallRobert McDougall is an independent trade law consultant based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also Senior Fellow at the Centre for International...
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The WTO’s Upcoming Ministerial Conference: A Tango or a Tangle in Buenos Aires?
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stuart HarbinsonIn two weeks’ time trade ministers will gather in Buenos Aires for the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference. What is in prospect, and does it...
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Standard Essential Patents and the Quest for Faster Diffusion of Technology
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade, Globalisation and SecurityStandard-essential patents (SEPs) have been critical to the ICT revolution. SEPs have allowed for the fast rates of innovation diffusion that the...
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The Compounding Effect of Tariffs on Medicines: Estimating the Real Cost of Emerging Markets’ Protectionism
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Matthias BauerEven low import tariff rates have a significant compounding effect on the final retail price of medicines, which in turn impacts on affordability....
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China’s Technology Protectionism and iIts Non-negotiable Rationales
China's restrictions on the internet and the ICT sector are tightening, with over 50 measures targeting this sector implemented just in the last...
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Reforming Services: What Policies Warrant Attention?
Economic growth in the European Union has been low for more than a decade now. While some of the poor performance can be explained by the crisis, the...