Light the Lamp

The following sections are included:

• Contents

• Author Affiliations

• Preface

• Selected Publications of Bijit K Bora

• Overview

The following sections are included:

• Dedication

• Reference

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Some Facts on ITA Trade

• The Impact of the ITA: A Gravity Model Approach

• Regression Results
  • ITA members vs. non-ITA members
  • Developing vs. developed countries
  • Time-varying country fixed effects

• Conclusions

• References

• Appendix 1

• Appendix 2

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• The Mandate
  • Arbitration arising from violation of GATT and GATS Articles and sector(s) and agreement(s) (TRIPs Agreement)
  • Arbitration arising from violating the agreement on subsidies and countervailing measures
  • Agreed arbitration and mediation processes

• An Economic Interpretation of the Mandate

• An Economic Taxonomy of WTO Arbitration Cases
  • Trade restrictiveness cases
  • Government transfer cases
  • United States — continued dumping and subsidy offset act of 2000
  • United States — tax treatment for “ForeignSales Corporations” — recourse to arbitration by the United States under Article 22.6 of the DSU and Article 411 of the SCM Agreement
  • Trade indeterminate cases

• The Role of Economists in WTO Arbitration Cases
  • Defining the mandate
  • Quantification

• Summary

• References

The following sections are included:

• Structural Changes Since 1950

• Methodology for Measuring Distortions to Incentives

• Measuring Nominal Rates of Assistance(NRAs)
  • Non-agricultural tradable commodities
  • Agricultural commodities

• NRA Estimates and the Evolution of Policies
  • Before the early 1970s
  • Reforms from the early 1970s

• Prospects for Further Policy Reform

• Comparison with Other High-Income Countries

• Conclusion

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• India is Big but its Growth is Different

• Metals
  • India's demand for metals
  • India's metals production
  • Role of policy and implications for India's metals trade

• Energy
  • Demand for energy commodities
  • Policies governing the energy sector
  • Trade implications for energy

• Food
  • India's demand
  • India's production
  • India's domestic agricultural and food policies
  • External policies and India's agricultural trade

• Conclusion

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Growth Trend of FDI Inflows into China
  • Has China attracted more FDI inflows from the world?
  • Has China crowded out FDI inflows into other countries?

• Characteristics of FDI in China
  • Overwhelming dominance of developing source economies
  • Unbalanced regional distribution of FDI inflows
  • Sectoral distribution of FDI inflows

• Impact of FDI on China's Economy
  • Capital formation
  • Employment opportunities
  • Export promotion

• Technology Transfer and Spillover Effects of FDI
  • Has FDI brought advanced technologies into China?
  • Has FDI generated spillovers to China's domestic firms?

• Conclusion

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Changing Patterns of Foreign Trade in East Asia
  • Rapid expansion of intra-regional trade in East Asia: Overall trade
  • Rapid expansion of the machinery trade
  • Pattern of comparative advantage for East Asian economies
  • Expansion of vertical intra-industry trade
  • Active intra-regional trade in machinery parts

• Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Trade:Increasing Role of Multinational Corporations in International Trade
  • Changing patterns of FDI inflows in East Asia
  • Foreign trade by multinational corporations

• Changing Policy Environment: Liberalisation of Trade and FDI Policies
  • Unilateral liberalisation
  • Liberalisation under the regional framework
  • Liberalisation under the multilateral framework
  • Bilateral and regional frameworks: The recent surge in FTAs in East Asia

• Concluding Remarks

• References

The following sections are included:

• The Electronics Sector

• The Electronics Sector: ASEAN
  • NTMs in electronics in perspective
  • Para-tariffs, price control measures and finance measures
  • Automatic import licensing
  • Quantity control measures
  • Monopolistic and technical measures
  • Other non-tariff measures and current and emerging trends

• Challenges to Integration

• The Future for the Integration of the Electronics Sector

• Recommendations

• References

The following sections are included:

• Patterns of Development and the Emergence of Regional Value Chains in East Asia

• Regionalism in East Asia

• Reducing Trade Costs in East Asia

• Conclusion

• References

The following sections are included:

• Recent Theoretical Developments in Understanding the Effects of FDI
  • The “new” trade and industrial organisation models
  • Labour models with location perspectives
    • Higher labour standards and “runaway plants”
    • Race-to-the-bottom
    • Harmonisation of labour standards
  • Bargaining models

• The Recent Evidence on the Labour Market Effects of FDI
  • Location decisions
  • Outsourcing,, off-shoring and fragmentation
  • Direct effects
  • Indirect labour market effects
  • Evidence from developing countries

• Some Final Observations

• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Mergers and Alliances in Airline Markets

• Intersection of Regional and Domestic Policies: A Trans-Tasman Case Study

• Regulatory Errors and Multiple Competition Authorities

• Steps towards a Multilateral Competition Policy for Airline Markets

• Summary and Conclusions

• References

The following sections are included:

• Index