2015 Publications

BASC Staff Articles

Competitive Framing: Agricultural Protection and Trade Liberalization in the Korea-US FTA Negotiations

|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director|

Ehwa Journal of Social Science, 2015
Almost all countries have faced protectionist pressures from their agricultural sector, particularly during trade negotiations.

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Must TTIP-induced regulatory convergence benefit others?

|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director| Simon Evenett|

CEPR Press, 2015
Given the prominence of regulatory convergence in the TTIP negotiations, whether or not this conclusion is the correct one assumes greater importance, in particular for third parties.

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An Open Door? TTIP and Accession by Third Countries

|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director| Simon Evenett|

The TTIP in a Multipolar World, Farnham, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2015
The first section of this chapter explores the relationship among different elements of trade agreements such as issue scope, the strength of agreements, the degree of liberalism in the accord and other relevant dimensions and characterizes TTIP using these yardsticks.

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