Essays about: "WTO POLICY"

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  1. 6. The Paris Agreement and the Regulatory Chill - Investigating Climate-Trade Conflicts in SIDS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vera Lindström; [2018]
    Keywords : Global Governance; Regulatory Chill; United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change; World Trade Organization; Climate Action; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Despite the general consensus on the urgent need for climate mitigation, the achievements of the climate regime have so far been discouraging. The supportiveness of pre-existing global governance institutions should be achieved to enable truly ambitious climate policy. READ MORE

  3. 7. "Trade wars are good, and easy to win" : A study of Trump’s steel tariffs and international trade

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Emelie Wallin; Emelie Åström; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : For a long time, free trade has been considered the optimal trade pattern for a country to increase its welfare. This idea has however been put to the test by the ongoing steel tariff implementations by the United States. President Donald Trump has argued that foreign production and export is hurting the American steel industry. READ MORE

  4. 8. EU Cross-Border Energy Investments in an International Context: The Case of Commodity Transportation and Transmission Infrastructure

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Kristians Porins; [2016]
    Keywords : Directive 2009 73; downstream; energy competence; essential facilities; exemption policy; GATS; infrastructure foreclosure; innovation; interconnectors; investment; midstream; natural gas transportation; refusal to deal; shared competence; strategic underinvestment; third party access; transmission; WTO; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In regard to the energy sector, it is generally presumed that in post-Lisbon era and since the adoption of Third Energy Package the Member States and institutions of the Union act in a shared format. However, by developing new legislation in the field, supra-national institutions tend to shift the competence away from shared (as it currently stands). READ MORE

  5. 9. Vietnam - Sweden bilateral trade relations and the driving forces behind them

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Jenny Ha Nguyen; Rose Nguyen; [2014-08-15]
    Keywords : International Trade; Vietnam-Sweden relation; Cross-border trade; Comparative Advantage; Trade determinants; Heckscher-Ohlin model factor proportion theory ; David Richardo theory; Product life cycle theory;

    Abstract : Trade liberalization and the Vietnamese Government’s attempt to open up the market and integrate it with the global economy has had a great impact on the country’s trade sector. The trades flow between Vietnam and other trading partners including Sweden continues to grow. READ MORE

  6. 10. Subsidizing Global Solar Power : A contemporary legal study of existing and potential international incentives for solar PV investments in developing countries

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Daniel Arnesson; [2013]
    Keywords : Solar PV; renewable energy; trade; prohibited subsidies; actionable subsidies; countervailing duties; climate change; mitigation; adaptation; developing countries; investment barriers; clean development mechanism; feed-in tariffs; renewable energy certificates; law and policy;

    Abstract : With national cuts on solar PV subsidies and the current “oversupply” of panels, the global solar market is clearly threatened by a contraction. Yet, the need for more solar power is apparent, particularly for the world’s poor and vulnerable population. READ MORE