Publications
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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...
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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...
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“The Logic of Zero”: Boosting SMEs Trade in TTIP
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has several novelties. One is that it will include, for the first time in a free...
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“Splendid Isolation” as Trade Policy: Mercantilism and Crude Keynesianism in “the Capaldo Study” of TTIP
A recent study by Capaldo suggests that TTIP would have seriously negative consequences for trade, growth, income and employment in Europe. It has...
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: An Accident Report
This Policy Brief is co-authored with Bob Vastine and J Bradford Jensen The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was...
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Cities and the Wealth of Nations: How can Helsinki, London, Paris and Stockholm prosper from TTIP?
The two major forces shaping the global economy are globalisation and urbanisation. Both these forces have both contributed to a much greater role of...
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Negotiating Trade in Services: Lessons From Autonomous Liberalisation
Greater trade openness in services is central for new trade agreements to boost trade and economic growth. A sector often neglected in past trade...
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Why Are Services Commitments in RTAs Stronger than in the GATS? Trade Policy Implications for TTIP
Recent studies demonstrate a clear pattern in services commitments. They show that commitments in most services RTAs around the world are stronger...
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Ideas for New Transatlantic Initiatives on Trade
The US and the EU have the capacity to play a leading role together in promoting international trade liberalisation. They remain the economic giants...