Trade and Development

Trade is indispensable to fostering greater levels of global economic development. As the OECD has written, “No country has lifted itself out of poverty without international trade.” This category consolidates GTIPA-member reports assessing the intersection of trade and economic development.

Global Index of Economic Openness

This report marks the inaugural publication of the Legatum Institute’s Global Index of Economic Openness. It measures the extent to which the economic systems of 157 countries around the world enable trade, competition and productivity, by measuring four pillars that describe the policy choices for countries: Market Access and Infrastructure, Investment Environment, Enterprise Conditions and Governance.

The Legatum Institute Thu, 05/16/2019

Trade effects of standards harmonization in the EU: improved access for non-EU partners

We find robust evidence for adverse effects of regulatory heterogeneity on intra-EU trade in the pre-harmonization period, which questions the implementation of the Cassis de Dijon principle. Our findings also suggest that the EU’s MRL harmonization may have improved access for non-EU, including non-OECD, exporters to the Common Market.

ICRIERMon, 04/01/2019

Analysis of the Impact of Brexit on the Polish Economy - Opportunities and Threats

The objective of this study is to analyse six assumptions that are frequent

Center for Social and Economic Research Sun, 03/31/2019

Role of Innovative Policies in Incentivizing Women's Participation in the Workforce

The G20 is a forum of the 20 most politically and economically powerful countries of the world. Think20 (T20), the network of leading research institutes and think tanks from the G20 countries provides research-based policy advice to the G20, facilitates interaction among its members and the policy community, and communicates issues of global importance. As one of the lead members, IPAG submitted a Policy Brief on “Role of innovative policies in incentivizing Women’s Labor Force participation – A response to trends in aging population” which has been published in the T20 2019 website.

The Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (Bangladesh)Fri, 03/15/2019

IT’S NO WONDER NO ONE WANTS TO INVEST IN CANADA’S RESOURCES: NEW MLI COMMENTARY BY JEFFREY SIMPSON

While the modern Canadian economy is largely diversified, natural resources

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Fri, 02/22/2019

Traceability and labelling of sustainable metals and minerals

The availability of metals is conditional for the development of innovation

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis (Tillväxtanalys)Wed, 02/13/2019

Love Triangle: Italy, France, and Germany Ahead of the European Parliament Elections

In mid-January, two of the European Union’s largest economic powers met in

The Bertelsmann Foundation (North America) Wed, 02/13/2019

The challenge of moving to a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base in the EU

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German Economic InstituteMon, 01/14/2019

Low student-teacher ratio vs quality of higher education

One of the factors influencing the quality of teaching in an education inst

Institute for CompetitivenessTue, 01/08/2019

Study to support investment for the sustainable development of the Blue Economy

The European Commission adopted the Blue Growth Strategy in 2012 in order t

Center for Social and Economic Research Mon, 01/07/2019

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