Search for dissertations about: "wto"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the word wto.

  2. 1. Trade Liberalisation, Health Protection, and the Burden of Proof in WTO Law

    Author : Joachim Åhman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; burden of proof; trade liberalisation; health protection; WTO; SPS Agreement; GATT 1994; scientific evidence; risk;

    Abstract : When a Member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) adopts a measure which it considers is necessary to protect against a health risk, but which constitutes a barrier to international trade in goods, there is a conflict of interests. If the measure is removed, the health protection interest is affected negatively. READ MORE

  4. 2. Competition Law in Technology Transfer under the TRIPS Agreement - Implications for Developing Countries

    Author : Tu Nguyen; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anti-competitive practices; competition law; compulsory licensing; developed countries; developing countries; excessive pricing; innovation; IPRs; IPR abuse; patent-antitrust-contract prism; refusal to license; technology transfer; TRIPS Agreement; WTO.;

    Abstract : The TRIPS Agreement allows WTO Members to enact and apply appropriate domestic competition law to address IPR-related anti-competitive practices. However, these flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement do not provide any specific guidance for WTO Members. READ MORE

  5. 3. Tackling barriers to firm trade : liberalisation, migration and servification

    Author : Magnus Lodefalk; Fredrik Sjöholm; Pär Hansson; Holger Görg; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; trade; liberalisation; WTO; CGE; trade facilitation; services; migration; employer-employee; networks; servicification; manufacturing; firm; enterprise group; deindustrialisation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses how to tackle barriers to firm trade and the consequences thereof. In Essay 1, we carefully model trade liberalisation scenarios that include the key elements of the WTO Doha round, scenarios that are implemented in a computable general equilibrium model. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Uncertainty and Escape in Trade Agreements

    Author : Mathias Herzing; Henrik Horn; Harry Flam; Daniel J. Kovenock; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trade Agreements; Uncertainty; Escape; Repeated Games; Hidden Information; Safeguards; Trade Liberalization; WTO; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises three theoretical essays on trade agreements."Can Self-Destructive Trade Agreements Be Optimal?" focuses on the impact of hidden information on strategic interaction in the context of trade agreements. READ MORE

  7. 5. Regime Stability and Foreign Policy Change : Interaction between Domestic and Foreign Policy in Hungary 1956-1994

    Author : Tomas Niklasson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; WTO; comecon; CMEA; gorbachev; antall; kádár; ethnic minorities; hungarian politics; hungary; political opposition; authoritarian regime; reference society; two-level game; stabilisers; foreign policy change; foreign debt; economic reform; democratisation; coercion; legitimacy; regime stability; political stability; warsaw pact; CSCE; OSCE; EU enlargement; NATO enlargement; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

    Abstract : Domestic and foreign policy cannot always be kept apart. A change of Government at national level may impact on foreign policy, and foreign policy adventures sometimes translate into consequences at home. READ MORE