International Trade Services

Author : Olivier Cattaneo
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 082138354X
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Trade in Services written by Olivier Cattaneo and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The services sector is key to economic growth, competitiveness, and poverty alleviation. Comprising more than two-thirds of the world economy, services are now commonly traded across borders, helped by technological progress and the increased mobility of persons. In recent years, a number of developing countries have looked at trade in services as a means to both respond to domestic supply shortages and to diversify and boost exports. Any country can tap into the trade potential of services, but not every country can become a services hub across sectors. The opening of the services sector potentially comes with large benefits, but also fears and costs that should not be overlooked. This book provides useful guidelines for the assessment of a country s trade potential, and a roadmap for successful opening and export promotion in select services sectors. It looks at both the effects of increased imports and exports, and provides concrete examples of developing country approaches that have either succeeded or failed to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of opening. It focuses on sectors that have been rarely analyzed through the trade lens, and/or have a fast growing trade potential for developing countries. These sectors are: accounting, construction, distribution, engineering, environmental, health, information technology, and legal services. This book is designed for non-trade specialists to understand how trade can help improve access to key services in developing countries, and for trade specialists to understand the specific characteristics of each individual sector. It will be a useful tool for governments to design successful trade opening or promotion strategies, and for the private sector and consumers to advocate sound domestic policy reforms accompanying an offensive trade agenda.

Author : Aaditya Mattoo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019923521X
Total Pages : 675 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Handbook of International Trade in Services written by Aaditya Mattoo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 675 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title provides a comprehensive introduction to the key issues in trade and liberalization of services. Providing a useful overview of the players involved, the barriers to trade, and case studies in a number of service industries, this is ideal for policymakers and students interested in trade.

Author : J. Bradford Jensen
Publisher : Peterson Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780881326017
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Trade in Services written by J. Bradford Jensen and published by Peterson Institute. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He finds that, in spite of US comparative advantage in service activities, service firms' export participation lags manufacturing firms. Jensen evaluates the impediments to services trade and finds evidence that there is considerable room for liberalization-especially among the large, fast-growing developing economies. The policy recommendations coming out of this path-breaking study are quite clear. The United States should not fear trade in services. It should be pushing aggressively for services trade liberalization. Because other advanced economies have similar comparative advantage in service, the United States should make common cause with the European Union and other advanced economies to encourage the large, fast-growing developing economies to liberalize their service sectors through multilateral negotiations in the General Agreement on Trade in Services and the Government Procurement Agreement.

Author : Ines Willemyns
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108837530
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Services in International Trade Law written by Ines Willemyns and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive analysis of the applicability of international trade law to digital services at multilateral and regional levels.

Author : Petros C. Mavroidis
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262360616
Total Pages : 753 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Regulation of International Trade, Volume 3 written by Petros C. Mavroidis and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive analysis of GATS that considers its historical context, the national preferences that shaped it, and a path to a GATS 2.0. The previous two volumes in The Regulation of International Trade analyzed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the first successful agreement to generate multilateral trade liberalization, and the World Trade Organization (WTO), for which the GATT laid the groundwork. In this third volume, Petros Mavroidis turns to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), a WTO treaty that took effect in 1995, and offers a comprehensive analysis that considers the historical context of the GATS, the national preferences that shaped it, and a path to a GATS 2.0.

Author : Marshall B. Reinsdorf
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226709598
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Trade in Services and Intangibles in the Era of Globalization written by Marshall B. Reinsdorf and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantitative measures of international exchange have historically focused on trade in tangible products or capital. However, services have recently become a larger portion of developed economies and international trade, and will only increase in the future. In International Trade in Services and Intangibles in the Era of Globalization, Marshall Reinsdorf and Matthew J. Slaughter examine new and emerging patterns of trade, especially the growing importance of transactions involving services or intangible assets such as intellectual property. A distinguished team of contributors analyzes the challenges involved in measuring trade in intangibles, the comparative advantages enjoyed by United States service industries, and the heightened international competition for jobs, capital investment, economic growth, and tax revenue that results from trade in services. This comprehensive volume will be necessary reading for scholars seeking to understand the rapidly changing global economy.

Author : International Monetary Fund
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 9781589061286
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-03-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Manual sets out an internationally agreed framework for the compilation and reporting of statistics on international trade in services in the broad sense. It addresses the growing need, including in international trade negotiations and agreements, for more detailed, comparable, and comprehensive statistics on this type of trade in its various forms. The recommendations will enable countries to progressively expand and structure the information they compile in an internationally comparable way. The Manual conforms with and explicitly relates to the System of National Accounts 1993 and the fifth edition of the IMF’s Balance of Payments Manual. It is published jointly by the United Nations, European Union, IMF, OECD, UNCTAD, and World Trade Organization.

Author : Yannick Jacques
Publisher : SAP PRESS
ISBN 13 : 9781592299751
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Implementing SAP Global Trade Services written by Yannick Jacques and published by SAP PRESS. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cut through the maze of ever-changing export control, customs regulations, and security measures that affect your international business and see how best to architect SAP GTS to meet these complex business and legal requirements. With this comprehensive guide, learn how to configure and install SAP GTS to fit your needs. Begin by exploring fundamental SAP GTS concepts like setup and navigation. Then see how SAP GTS functionality can help you manage customs, export control, and risk management throughout your supply chain, from managing export authorizations to handling free trade agreements. By resolving real-world global trade issues and avoiding costly supply chain delays and penalties, you can ensure that your business seamlessly circles the globe with SAP GTS. Highlights: System architecture and navigation Organizational structures and settings Master data creation, transfer, and maintenance Classification Export authorizations, licenses, and SPL screening Embargo handling Customs business processes Trade preference management Reporting Integrating with non-SAP ERP data sources

Author : Anne O. Krueger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190900482
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Trade written by Anne O. Krueger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International trade and trade policy have become increasingly important and complex in recent years. In this comprehensive introduction to the key aspects of international trade policy, noted authority Anne O. Krueger explains what has happened and why these issues are so difficult. With evidence-based analysis and an even-handed approach, International Trade: What Everyone Needs to Know lays the foundation to understand what trade does and does not do. Focusing on the importance of trade in both goods and services, Krueger explores the effects of various trade policies step-by-step and demonstrates why economists generally support free trade. Krueger considers the historical experience, highlighting how technological changes and reduction of trade barriers helped transform the world economy. Tariffs, antidumping and countervailing duties, government procurement policies, preferential trading arrangements, trade with developing countries and emerging markets, and the World Trade Organization are examined. Krueger tackles the fundamental questions surrounding trade including: What are the benefits and costs? What are trade deficits and do they matter? Why do some people favor protectionism and barriers to trade? How does trade policy affect workers? Written in question-and-answer format, this non-technical introduction to the policies of international trade provides an indispensable guide to one of the most crucial elements of the global economy.

Author : Sarita D. Jackson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000369692
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Trade in Services written by Sarita D. Jackson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2012, U.S. and European firms accounted for the highest share of revenue generated by the top international architecture and engineering firms in Africa, at 27 and 31 percent, respectively," according to a U.S. International Trade Commission trade brief. These findings show that the growth of company revenues in an overseas market does not just have to depend on the sale of manufactured products or agricultural commodities. Opportunities also exist for service providers. International Trade in Services: Effective Practice and Policy addresses a reality that receives minimal attention in the current debate about international trade—how the export and import of services drive a significant portion of international trade. The United States has a US$269 billion surplus in trade in services with the world. On other hand, U.S. trade in goods with the world continues to experience a wide trade deficit of US$946 billion. Nevertheless, U.S. policy response focuses mainly on the manufacturing and agricultural sectors. In addition, as an international trade educator in business schools at different universities, many of the textbooks emphasize the various aspects of importing and exporting goods. Workshops aimed to educate and inform the business community also focus on the trade in goods. Consequently, business students and practitioners miss another important component of international trade that presents opportunities—trade in services. The book provides a simple, yet thorough, introduction on how to export a service to an overseas market. The book will guide its audience with a step-by-step process on exporting a service from research to strategy to implementation. Furthermore, the book will highlight the opportunities presented by the international-level General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and bilateral and regional-level reciprocal trade agreements. Service providers will be able to use the book as a guide to start the export process successfully with the first step. Essentially, the book will provide results in the following areas: Time saving—The step-by-step process, which highlights various programs, and the list of key resources will save future exporters of a service the time that they would spend trying to just understand another market. Frustration reduction—The book’s outline of the formal mechanisms available to service exporters will save them from the frustration that may arise from encountering trade practices, some of which can also be very costly, in different markets that make it difficult to compete against local service providers. Money saving—Having substantive knowledge of formal mechanisms and key resources that help to reduce the risks associated with exporting to another market, such as not receiving payment, will help the services-based exporter to use its financial resources more efficiently while reducing its risk of nonpayment.