Behind-the-border policies : assessing and addressing non-tariff measures / edited by Joseph Francois, Bernard Hoekman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Francois, Joseph F., editor.

Hoekman, Bernard M., 1959- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-tariff trade barriers--Law and legislation.

Non-tariff trade barriers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 370 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

One feature of globalization is that barriers to international competition have come to be associated with differences in regulatory policies that increase the costs of engaging in cross-border sales. Such non-tariff measures (NTMs) have attracted growing attention from policy makers and raise important questions for policy research. This book provides a valuable overview of key issues related to NTMs and domestic regulation. It covers the classification and definition of NTMs, new sources of data on NTMs, the impacts of (different types of) NTMs, the challenges that confront efforts to reduce the negative trade effects of NTMs and what can and should be done through international cooperation to promote good practices in the design and implementation of NTMs. The contributors comprise a mix of leading trade policy experts - both academics and practitioners - and younger researchers who have specialized in the analysis of NTMs.

Contents:

Moving beyond the border : introduction and overview / Joseph Francois and Bernard Hoekman

NTMs : data concepts and sources / Marie Luise Rau and Achim Vogt

Regulatory bindings, policy uncertainty, and market access in services / Peter Egger, Joseph Francois, Bernard Hoekman, and Miriam Manchin

NTMs in the presence of global value chains and their impact on productivity / Mahdi Ghodsi and Robert Stehrer

Non-tariff measure estimations in different impact assessments / Eddy Bekkers and Hugo Rojas-Romagosa

Gauging procurement policy change during the crisis-era : evidence from the global trade alert / Simon J. Evenett and Anirudh Shingal

Preferences, income distribution, and the burden of NTMs / Igor Bagayev and Ronald B. Davies

NTM reforms : a practitioner's perspective / Fabio Artuso

Good regulatory practices and international trade / Robert Basedow

Rules of origin as non-tariff measures : towards greater regulatory convergence / Bernard Hoekman and Stefano Inama

Behind-the-border measures and the new generation of trade agreements : TBTand SPS compared / Manfred Elsig and Sebastian Klotz

Non-tariff responses to China's development strategy : the WTO's interface challenge / Chad Bown

A time for action : the WTO must change to promote regulatory cooperation / Thomas J. Bollyky and Petros C. Mavroidis.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781108751698

Access Restriction:

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