Publications

The World Trade Institute (WTI) is committed to advancing scholarly research in the fields of international trade law, economics, and political science. Our research staff regularly publish a broad array of academic works, including:

Monographs and edited volumes
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Book chapters
Working papers and policy briefs

These publications reflect the interdisciplinary nature of our work and contribute to global debates on trade, investment, and sustainable development.

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3 May 2017 | Working Papers

The Impact of International Legal Rules in Facilitating the Public’s Access to Medicines in South Africa

SECO Working Paper 7/2017 by Vuyisile Hobololo ABSTRACT: This paper explores the role played by international …

Hobololo, Vuyisile

1 May 2017 | Working Papers

Ghana's Participation in Global Value Chains: The Employment Effects

r4d Working Paper 2017/05 by Agyapomaa Gyeke-Dako, Abena D. Oduro, F. Ebo Turkson, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour and Emmanuel Nii Abbey ABSTRACT: This report prese…

1 May 2017 | Working Papers

Testing for Convergence in Carbon Dioxide Emissions using a Bayesian Robust Structural Model

WTI Working Paper 01/2017, by Octavio Fernández-Amador, Doris Oberdabernig, and Patrick Tomberger. This paper has been published …

Fernández-Amador, Octavio | Oberdabernig, Doris | Tomberger, Patrick

28 Apr 2017 | Working Papers

Protecting music copyright owners in Southern Africa: Need for Regulatory Convergence

SECO Working Paper 6/2017 by Malebakeng Forere ABSTRACT: Intellectual property, as an intangible form of property, is able to transcend …

Forere, Malebakeng

28 Apr 2017 | Books/ Book Chapters

Assessing the World Trade Organization: Fit for Purpose?

Book edited by Manfred Elsig, Bernard Hoekman and Joost Pauwelyn, published by Cambridge University Press ABSTRACT: The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently celebrated twe…

Elsig, Manfred | Hoekman, Bernard

10 Apr 2017 | Books/ Book Chapters

Protecting traditional medical knowledge through the intellectual property regime based on the experiences of Iran and South Africa

Book chapter by Pamela Andanda and Hojjat Khademi in Indigenous Knowledge and …

Andanda, Pamela | Khademi, Hojjat

3 Apr 2017 | Working Papers

Employment effects of bargaining council decisions

r4d Working Paper 2017/04 by Wayde Thomas Flowerday. Neil Rankin and Volker Schöer ABSTRACT: South Africa has a unique collective bargaining structure; one whereby wages are mostly se…

24 Mar 2017 | Journal Articles

No iceberg in sight: on the absence of WTO disputes challenging fossil fuel subsidies

Article by Dirk De Bièvre, Ilaria Espa and Arlo Poletti in International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, pp 1-15 A…

Espa, Ilaria

20 Mar 2017 | Books/ Book Chapters

Adaptation of Agricultural Trade and Investment Rules to Climate Change

WTI Fellow Christian Häberli has contributed a chapter to the new Research Handbook on Climate Change and Agriculture Law published by Edward Elgar.

Häberli, Christian

20 Mar 2017 | Journal Articles

Brexit without WTO-Problems – for UK and for EU and for Global Business?

Journal article forthcoming in 12/3 Global Trade and Customs Journal 87-91 (March 2017)

Häberli, Christian

15 Mar 2017 | Working Papers

An Assessment of the Potential Economic Impacts of RCEP on Vietnam Automobile Sector

SECO Working Paper 5/2017 by Thuy Anh Tu and Minh Ngoc Le ABSTRACT: This research aims at examining impacts of ASEAN+6 trade agreements on…

13 Mar 2017 | Working Papers

Recent changes in food labelling regulations in Latin America: the cases of Chile and Peru

SECO Working Paper 4/2017 by Sofia Boza, Monica Guerrero, Rocio Barreda and Macarena Espinoza ABSTRACT: In Latin American countries,…

Barreda, Rocio | Boza, Sofía | Espinoza, Macarena | Guerrero, Monica

10 Mar 2017 | Working Papers

Trade impacts of the European Union - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement: The Sussex Framework Analysis

SECO Working Paper 3/2017 by Le Thu Ha ABSTRACT: In February 2016, after more than three years of negotiation, the Europe…

Ha, Le Thu

7 Mar 2017 | Working Papers

Impact of Transport Costs on Vietnamese Textile Exports

SECO Working Paper 2/2017 by Trinh Thi Thu Huong ABSTRACT: Transport cost is a critical component that structure price of goods at destination points in international trade.…

Huong, Trinh Thi Thu

1 Mar 2017 | Working Papers

Impact of Microcredits on non-agricultural family production units in Madagascar

r4d Working Paper 2017/03 by Ida Rajaonera and Faly Rakotomanana ABSTRACT: This study analyzes the impact of microcredit on non-agricultural fam…

21 Feb 2017 | Other

Services data priorities: trade, Aid for Trade and government procurement

Essay by Anirudh Shingal published in online compendium Trade in services and economic transformation: a new development policy priority, edited by Bernar…

MILE 02, Anirudh Shingal

11 Feb 2017 | Journal Articles

Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Economic Growth: An Assessment Based on Production and Consumption Emission Inventories

Journal article by Octavio Fernández-Amador, Joseph F. Francois, Doris A. Oberdabernig and Patrick…

Fernández-Amador, Octavio | Francois, Joseph | Oberdabernig, Doris | Tomberger, Patrick

1 Feb 2017 | Working Papers

The Employment Generating Effects of Exporting: Firm level evidence of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana

r4d Working Paper 2017/02 by Emmnuel Nii Abbey, Agyapomaa Gyeke-Dako, Abena D. Oduro, Ebo…

31 Jan 2017 | Working Papers

Foreign Direct Investment and Technological Upgrading among Manufacturing Firms in Ghana

r4d Working Paper 2017/01 by Abena D. Oduro, Agyapomaa Gyeke-Dako, Priscilla Twumasi Baffour and F. Ebo Turkson ABSTRACT: We investig…

17 Jan 2017 | Books/ Book Chapters

Research Handbook on Climate Change and Trade Law

With contributions by Thomas Cottier and Tetyana Payosova

Cottier, Thomas

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