Don Casler, Richard ClarkJournal of Conflict Resolution, 65(6), 1098-1130, 2021. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0022002721994085 AbstractPoliticians frequently issue public threats to manipulate tariffs but only sometimes follow through. This behavior theoretically ought to generate audience costs. We therefore test the validity of audience costs… Read moreTrade Rage: Audience Costs and International Trade
For the safety of library staff and patrons, materials will have been quarantined for at least 48 hours since the last loan before they are available to borrow. Loan requests should be made by email (library@wto.org) or by using the… Read moreLibrary Acquisitions in August 2021
The next webinar in the Simply Services: A Trade in Services Speaker Series, entitled “Focus on Services Domestic Regulation: Regulatory Disciplines in Economic Integration Initiatives and Economic Benefits Deriving From Their Implementation”, will take place on 21 September 2021 from… Read moreSimply Services Series: Focus on Services Domestic Regulation
On 30 August 2021, UNCTAD will be hosting an online event to mark the launch of the report Better Trade for Sustainable Development: The Role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS). The event will be hosted on WebEx, from 14h00 to… Read moreBetter Trade for Sustainable Development: The role of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS)
An article from UNCTAD highlights the importance trade for advancing progress towards sustainable development goals and the vital role of sustainable value chains. “Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was not happening fast… Read moreMinding the Gap to Foster Better Trade for Sustainable Development
As part of their Ciclo de Webinars Sobre Ciencia Abierta 2021, the Bibliotecas de la CEPAL (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe) will be hosting an online webinar in Spanish, on 2 September 2021, 17h00 CET. The speaker… Read moreNuevas ciudadanías para los entornos digitales: saber colectivo y participación en el ecosistema Wikimedia
On the OECD Forum Network, Olivia White of McKinsey & Company has contributed an opinion piece on the role of open data for finance in economic growth: “Even before the COVID-19 crisis, policy makers in the OECD and beyond were… Read moreOpen Data for Finance as an Emerging Source of GDP Growth
A side event at July’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2021 led by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), together with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Asian Productivity Organization (APO), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC),… Read moreBuilding Multi-stakeholder Coalitions for Environmentally and Socially Responsible Supply Chains: Reflections from an HLPF Side Event
At VoxEU, Caroline Freund, Aaditya Mattoo, Alen Mulabdic, and Michele Ruta provide a perspective on the impact of natural disasters on supply chains, using the 2011 earthquake in Japan as a case study to identify the lessons which could inform… Read moreHow Natural Disasters Reshape Supply Chains: Lessons for the COVID-19 Crisis
In late July, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Labour Organization (ILO) launched a joint report, The Global Informal Workforce: Priorities for Inclusive Growth, with a high-level livestreamed event, which has been recorded and made available from the ILO… Read moreInformality Beyond COVID-Casual: IMF and ILO Report on the Global Informal Workforce