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,
Agustin Redonda and
Karl P. Sauvant | 26 November 2018
Blog,
Fiscal,
Trade | Tags:
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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Investor-State Dispute Settlement: An Anachronism Whose Time Has Gone
Johannes Schwarzer | 24 September 2018
Policy Briefs,
Trade | Tags:
Investment,
ISDS,
Services Trade Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) – a mechanism that allows foreign investors to bring claims against host governments to an international arbitral tribunal – is a postcolonial relic that should be abolished.
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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
External,
Trade | 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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Mitigating the Adjustment Costs of International Trade
Johannes Schwarzer,
Clara Brandi,
Uri Dadush,
Peter Draper,
Andreas Freytag,
Miriam Kautz,
Peter Rashish and
Rob Vos | 3 September 2018
External,
Trade | Tags:
Employment The evidence demonstrating that nations gain from trade is overwhelming. However, trade liberalization can cause disruption to firms and workers, and its gains and losses are spread unevenly.
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Energy Tax Expenditures in a Globalized Economy
Agustin Redonda and
Johannes Schwarzer | 9 May 2018
Discussion Notes,
Fiscal,
Trade | Tags:
Energy,
Tax Competition,
Tax Expenditures Countries around the world have introduced energy taxes to expand revenues, reduce energy consumption and curb greenhouse gas emissions. In that context, they have frequently also implemented tax provisions to lower the energy tax bill for certain industries, households and regions. Tax exemptions and deductions
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