International Economic Cooperation in Troubled Times: A Call for Strong Action by the G20
Axel Berger,
Uri Dadush,
Andreas Freytag,
Simon Evenett,
Christian von Haldenwang,
Ricardo Meléndez Ortiz,
Raúl Ochoa,
Karl P. Sauvant and
Agustin Redonda | 26 November 2018
Fiscal,
Trade,
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Employment,
G20,
Investment,
Protectionism,
Services Trade,
Tax Competition,
Tax Expenditures The leaders of the G20 will meet on 30 November and 1 December in Buenos Aires for their annual summit. They need to acknowledge that the last two years have been characterized by strong headwinds for the world economy. This time, however, it is not
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Mend It, Don´t End It: The case for upgrading the G20’s pledge on protectionism
Johannes Schwarzer,
Simon Evenett,
Sait Akman,
Axel Berger,
Eduardo Bianchi,
Carlos Primo Braga,
Marcela Cristini,
Kamala Dawar,
Matthias Helble,
Galina Kolev,
Jürgen Matthes,
Maximiliano Mendez-Parra,
Claudia Schmucker,
Akihiko Tamura and
Tu Xinquan | 3 September 2018
Trade,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Protectionism,
Services Trade Despite neutering the official monitoring of protectionism, unmistakable evidence assembled from state sources demonstrates that G20 members routinely violate their “no protectionism” pledge.
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China-EU solar panel trade dispute: Rhetoric versus reality
Simon Evenett | 7 June 2013
Trade,
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Antidumping,
Energy,
Renewables,
Subsidies This article was first published on VoxEU.org and is republished with permission. Following a complaint lodged on 25 July 2012 by EU Pro Sun, an association representing around 20 EU-based producers of solar panels and components, the European Commission initiated an investigation into potential Chinese
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Sense & nonsense in end of year reviews
Simon Evenett | 21 January 2013
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Trade,
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Forecasting The turn of every calendar year witnesses a spate of reviews by pundits in the media. For a columnist, these reviews are an attractive vehicle, ideally drawing upon events from the previous 12 months and combining them with insights into developments relating to the next
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Making sense of economic policy
Simon Evenett | 6 June 2012
Fiscal,
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Austerity The past week has seen a marked deterioration in economic sentiment. Job creation numbers in the US were lousy. More evidence of a growth slowdown in China was made public. India’s political paralysis continues. And, in Europe at present, the focus of so many fears,
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