Services In A Development Round : Three Goals And Three Proposals

Mattoo, Aaditya

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“…They argue that increasing international competition on service markets will reduce the "cartel effect"-the markup of price over marginal cost that incumbents are able to charge due 31 See, e.g., Pritchett (2006). Mechanisms that could facilitate agreement to liberalize mode 4 trade are discussed in Mattoo and Carzaniga (2003) and in Mattoo (2005). 32 Quite recently, the European Union implemented regulations designed to extend health insurance coverage across all EU Member States.…”

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Services Trade and Policy

François

Hoekman

2010

Journal of Economic Literature

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Services Trade and Policy Joseph Francois University of Linz and CEPR Bernard Hoekman World Bank and CEPR December 2009Abstract: Since the mid-1980s a substantial body of research has taken shape on trade in services. Much of this is inspired by the WTO and regional trade agreements. However, an increasing number of papers focus on the impacts of unilateral services sector liberalization. The literature touches on important linkages between trade and FDI in services and the general pattern of productivity growth and economic development. This paper surveys the literature on services trade, focusing on contributions that investigate the determinants of international trade and investment in services, the potential gains from greater trade, and efforts to cooperate to achieve such liberalization through trade agreements. There is increasing evidence that services liberalization is a major potential source of gains in economic performance, including productivity in manufacturing and the coordination of activities both between and within firms. The performance of service sectors, and thus services policies, may also be an important determinant of trade volumes, the distributional effects of trade, and overall patterns of economic growth and development. At the same time, services trade is also a source of increasing political unease about the impacts of globalization on labor markets, linked to worries about offshoring and the potential pressure this places on wages in high income countries.JEL codes: F1, F2, F5, L80

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Section: Prospective Studiesmentioning

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Services Trade and Policy

François

Hoekman

2010

Journal of Economic Literature

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“…Existing efforts to allow greater freedom of movement have taken place in the context of trade agreements, such as the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Such agreements involve the assumption of one-sided obligations, by the host country alone, to allow foreign service providers access to their markets, and have led to little liberalization (Mattoo 2005). If developing countries are to have greater opportunities for exporting services, and if the importing countries are to be able to realize the big cost savings and welfare improvements that could arise from allowing greater freedom of movement, cooperation between source and destination countries is vital.…”

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Breaking Into New Markets

Newfarmer¹,

Shaw²,

Walkenhorst³

2009

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“…However, this is a two‐edged sword that may cause countries to be more reluctant to make commitments under GATS. Mattoo (2005) argues that ‘for the process to work, the negotiating process must be reformed and regulators must be reassured ... [to] help generate a virtuous cycle of mutually beneficial liberalization rather than a bitter round of grudging concessions’. While we agree with these sentiments, we believe this approach is not likely to be successful in the short term.…”

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“…However, this is a two-edged sword that may cause countries to be more reluctant to make commitments under GATS. Mattoo (2005) argues that 'for the 20 Interestingly, the movement of natural persons was included as a 'major element' in draft agreements between Japan and the Philippines and Thailand (Yamagata, 2006). 21 We noted earlier that agreements by the GFMD are informal and non-binding.…”

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International Trade Agreements and International Migration

Poot

Strutt

2010

The World Economy

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Despite large potential economic gains to the countries concerned, bilateral and multilateral negotiations regarding liberalization of migration have not had the high profile of trade negotiations and agreements. Migration and trade have been traditionally the prerogative of different ministries, yet there are many interdependencies between international trade, foreign investment and migration. The relevance of these interdependencies for trade negotiations has been remarkably ignored in the literature. In this paper we therefore focus on the twoway interaction between international migration and agreements designed to enhance crossborder trade or investment. Liberalization of international trade in services and the movement of people are likely to offer much more significant economic gains than liberalization of remaining barriers to goods trade. However, progress within multilateral frameworks is fraught with difficulty. Mode IV of GATS is restricted to temporary movement of service employees and has yielded little progress so far. Negotiations within more flexible unilateral and bilateral frameworks are likely to be more successful in liberalizing the movement of labour. We discuss several specific examples and conclude that trade negotiations are increasingly accommodating migration policies that favour temporary migration over permanent migration and that the migration regulatory framework is likely to be further linked to trade and investment over time. Keywords

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Services In A Development Round : Three Goals And Three Proposals

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