Research Articles
ICT, Data Localization and Corporate Governance in the 21st Century
The challenges facing companies in the 21st century are significantly different to those faced in the past due in large part to changing technologies in commerce in general and the rise of the Internet as a tool of trade, specifically. Indeed, the Internet has allowed for instantaneous communication for business processes, changed relationships with consumers, […]
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Disaster Management in the Asia-Pacific
Effective disaster management in the Asia-Pacific is becoming a critical issue as the region encounters increasingly frequent and unpredictable natural disasters. According to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), over half of the 226 natural disasters that occurred during 2014 took place in this region, impacting close to […]
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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.
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.
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.
The Political Economy of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Origins, Evolution, and Implications
The Berkeley APEC Study Center hosted a conference on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)—a trade agreement currently being negotiated between the United States and the European Union. Scholars from Asia, Europe and the United States were invited to present papers and participate in discussions on the likely evolution of the TTIP in the […]
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Do WTO rules preclude industrial policy? Evidence from the global economic crisis
|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director| Simon Evenett|
Business and Politics, 2014
As we argue in this introductory essay, and as the studies in this Issue show, assertions of the WTO’s strength do not reflect the incomplete and contested nature of its accords and the imperatives of policymaking in an era when many governments simultaneously intervene in national economies.
Trade Institutions in Asia
|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director| Min Gyo Koo|
Oxford University Press, 2014
This chapter focuses on how we can account for variations in the formality of trade institutional outcomes.
Mega-FTAs and the Global Political Economy
Scholars from the U.S., Asia, and Europe explore the dynamics of Mega-FTAs (Free Trade Agreements), with a primary focus on the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Since 1995 we have witnessed a rapid rise in the negotiation of bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), both by major powers such as the US, […]
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The ASEAN Economic Community 2015: Implications for Supply Chain Management
|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director|
Supply Chain Asia, 2013
The lack of rapid progress in efforts to create a full-fledged AEC should not come as a surprise.
U.S. Free Trade Agreements and Linkages
|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director|
International Negotiation, 2013
This article examines the driving factors that account for patterns of linkages to broader economic, labor, environmental, and security issues in U.S. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
The Return of Industrial Policy: A Constructive Role for the WTO
|By Vinod Aggarwal – Director|
Building on Bali: A Work Programme for the WTO, CEPR, 2013
Rather than debate the pros and cons of industrial policy, the primary
goal of this chapter is to examine the implications of its return for the future work
programme of the WTO.