Claridad de los objetivos del programa de indulgencia. ... Oportunidades estrat gicas creadas para el comercio por el programa de indulgencia de la UE. ...
Recent WTO mini-ministerial in Paris. Towards the Hong Kong Ministerial in December 2005. ... But strip out zero duty tariff lines and the share falls to one fifth. ...
The two questions that motivate this paper. Overview of ... Assembled using Lexis-Nexis database. 11,000 news publications in English and other languages. ...
To characterise the different types of international rules on ... Some comity provisions. Proposals for multilateral disciplines on voluntary cooperation. ...
Paper prepared for IATRC Theme Day, 'New Dimensions in Modeling Food and ... Krugman (1979;1980) Dixit and Stiglitz (1977) Helpman (1981) Lancaster (1977) ...
... responsible for cartel acts. Rights of parties harmed by cartels to sue for ... Deterrence requires sanctions for cartel members. The optimal fine is not zero. ...
... the need to identify cross-border spillovers (economic or political economy) ... Commentary on provisions. Very little attention given to ... Political ...
Characteristics of transition economies that are particularly relevant for ... Implications for competition law and enforcement in transition economies ...
... effects of procurement discrimination on trade flows ... Required of members of the UR GPA. Through late 1990s four nations supplied data electronically. ...
Much less thought appears to be given to the advocacy function of ... So developing countries have their marching orders!!! Comments on the ICN's definition ...
'Price is too high' including being asked to sign WTO commitments ... Special reference to Bulgaria, Ecuador, and Jordan. 7. Average agricultural tariff rates ...
Method 2: (Sproul) Use intertemporal prices of cartelised good and a close ' ... Michael Sproul 'Antitrust and Prices,' Journal of Political Economy 1993. ...
The Deterrent Effects of. National Anti-Cartel Laws: The International Vitamins Cartel ... that do form as well as deterring some cartel's formation in the first place ...
Quantification is an important part of the evaluating policy effectiveness. ... Oliver Solano Castro found that prices fell 7.4 percent after enforcement. ...
Lower barriers to foreign direct investment. Falling exchange rate volatility. ... Currency unions. Cheaper and more reliable international communications. ...
To start a discussion on the relative merits of hard and soft ... Some comity provisions. Proposals for multilateral disciplines on voluntary cooperation. ...
Reflecting on the question: Must FTAs be vehicles for discrimination? ... De Jure MFN: Spread of NAFTA performance requirements provisions in FTAs. ...
Five possible contributions of empirical analyses of competition regimes. ... price reduction that may follow a cartel's demise after a successful enforcement. ...
The importance of competitiveness and poverty reduction for development. ... Poverty reduction is central to attaining the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) ...
The international vitamins cartel. Worldwide cartel, 1989-1999 ... Seek out expertize, facts, and data. Prioritization is inevitable...you can't do everything ...
Discrimination against foreign firms is thought to be rife in many nation's ... Opens the possibility for outright discrimination and lack of transparency in ...
Most support is in the form of transfers to farmers (not to consumers) ... Only a small fraction of the government support to farmers ends up increasing ...
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: ... International Competition Network: claims to boost cooperation between competition agencies. ...
What are the overseas expansion strategies of firms based in Asia? ... Abuse of national security provisions, 'Economic patriotism' and industrial policy. ...
All sample, except South Africa (%) All sample (%) Alleged act. Click to edit Master text styles ... Cellular phones. 4. Sugar. 4. Cement. 5. Petroleum ...
Overcharges on imports are not just the only adverse effect on developing economies. ... US fines exceeded $900 million; EU fines of a similar magnitude ...
... price competition and finance investments needed for growth ... Are cartels the best way to finance investment? What about investment credits, subsidies? ...
What can policymakers learn from recent empirical studies on the impact of ... Cartels are conspiracies; prosecution requires evidence of inter-firm agreements. ...
Cancun Ministerial Declaration in 2003. December 15th 2003 'deadline. ... Despite the Cancun Ministerial, demand for advice on Singapore Issues is likely ...
Contents of this presentation. Purpose of this paper. Departure from existing literature. ... Sectoral chapters 'taming the state' Cross-cutting obligations. ...
Spread of Antidumping laws around the world (Stephenson 2000, Prusa 2004) ... Simple Bertrand duopoly. One period. Firms (h, f) supply Home market only. ...
Check relevant chapter(s) in the World Bank's book Development, Trade and the WTO. ... concern that investment incentives (often subsidies and tax reductions/holidays) ...
... of regional agreements among African countries provide an important opportunity ... co-operation on cartel investigations among African countries be strengthened? ...
From Singapore to Cancun. Singapore Ministerial. Doha Development Declaration. Paragraph 23 ... What was to be decided in Cancun? Pre-Cancun maneuvering and outcome ...
The question is not whether to have a competition policy, but what form it should take. ... Anti-Monopoly Policy. Fair Competition Policy. Fair Trade Policy ...
Maxine Kennett. 25 October 2004. University of Sussex seminar. Click to edit Master text styles ... Improved 'security' of access (Cordell Hull, Jackson, ...
No one denies improving transparency involves outlays but the benefits include a ... mean that firms need to spend less time and money being sure they have complied ...
Support of open trade policy space' = ' new embedded liberalism ' 30 ... New ' Embedded Liberalism ' 32. New ' Embedded Liberalism ' 33. III. Where are the ...
... between the objectives and instruments of a policy or law. ... Time-limited investigation? Yes. Yes. Pre-notification. European Commission. United States. ...
... it is pre-crisis business as usual Catch-up growth resumes and slow ... (e.g., ICT) As well as infrastructure, human capital and R & D, competition, ...
Competition Policy, International Linkages, and Development in the. Asia ... Natural monopolies (old style telecoms). Network externalities (new style telecoms) ...
Four years ago, the Bush Administration initiated a new strategy: to pursue ... Foreign policy considerations matter, though, for the design of the PTAs offered ...