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The WTO’s Upcoming Ministerial Conference: A Tango or a Tangle in Buenos Aires?
In two weeks’ time trade ministers will gather in Buenos Aires for the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference. What is in prospect, and does it...
Standard Essential Patents and the Quest for Faster Diffusion of Technology
Standard-essential patents (SEPs) have been critical to the ICT revolution. SEPs have allowed for the fast rates of innovation diffusion that the...
The Compounding Effect of Tariffs on Medicines: Estimating the Real Cost of Emerging Markets’ Protectionism
Even low import tariff rates have a significant compounding effect on the final retail price of medicines, which in turn impacts on affordability....
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...
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...
TTIP, the Revenant
Edward Bowles is a Member of the European Commission’s Advisory Group on TTIP, and writes this in a personal capacity. For those of...
Embracing Innovation and Economic Development: A Policy Perspective for the Asia-Pacific Region
Great Opportunities for Asia-Pacific Economies to Prosper through the Digital Economy — The Asia-Pacific region has great opportunities to...
What Will Happen to U.S. Trade Policy When Trump Runs the Zoo?
What kind of political animals will be making U.S. trade policy in the Trump administration? The tone of the campaign suggests that the...
The Trade Consequences of Brexit: How I See the Situation
The trade consequences of Brexit are just one element of the overall withdrawal exercise to be triggered by a notification under Article 50 TEU....
Manufacturing Discontent: The Rise to Power of Anti-TTIP Groups
Old beliefs, new symbols, new faces. In 2013, a small group of German green and left- wing activists, professional campaign NGOs and...