Journal Article Services Reform and Manufacturing Performance: Evidence from India Get access Jens Matthias Arnold, Arnold OECD Economics Department Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Beata Javorcik, Javorcik University of CEPR Molly Lipscomb, Lipscomb Virginia Aaditya Mattoo World Bank The Economic Journal, Volume 126, Issue 590, February 2016, Pages 1–39, https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12206 Published: 18 April 2015 history Received: 15 July 2013...

Journal Article Policy Barriers to International Trade in Services: Evidence from a New Database Get access Ingo Borchert, Borchert his email address is I.Borchert@sussex.ac.uk. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Batshur Gootiiz, Gootiiz Aaditya Mattoo The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 162–188, https://doi.org/10.1093/wber/lht017 Published: 14 July 2013

Abstract The impact of international students in the United States on innovative activity is estimated using a model idea generation. Results indicate that presence foreign graduate has significant and positive both future patent applications patents awarded to university non‐university institutions. Our central estimates suggest 10% increase number would raise by 4.5%, grants 6.8% 5.0%. Thus, reductions from visa restrictions could significantly reduce US activity. Increases skilled...

Journal Article Services Inputs and Firm Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Firm-Level Data Get access Jens Matthias Arnold, Arnold * aOrganisation for Economic Co-operation Development, France *Corresponding author: M. Organisation 2, rue Andre Pascal, 75116 Paris, France. E-mail: jens.arnold@oecd.org Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Aaditya Mattoo, Mattoo bThe World Bank, Washington, DC Gaia Narciso cDepartment of Economics, Trinity...

Abstract. Regional agreements on standards have been largely ignored by economists and blessed multilateral trade rules. Using a constructed panel data that identifies the different types of at industry level, we find such increase between participating countries but not necessarily with rest world. Harmonization may reduce exports excluded countries, especially in markets raised stringency standards. Mutual recognition are more uniformly promoting unless they contain restrictive rules...

A range of health care services are tradable, in that consumers can travel abroad for treatment. In this paper we first estimate the gains from trade. An international price comparison fifteen procedures reveals there could be savings around 1.4 billion dollars annually even if only one ten U.S. patients choose to undergo treatment abroad. We then identify a key impediment realizing these gains: nature existing insurance plans, which discriminate explicitly or implicitly against propose...

Much attention has been focused on the impact of current crisis goods trade; hardly any its services trade. Using new trade data from USA, and more aggregate other OECD countries, authors show that is weathering much better than On basis evidence Indian exporters, it suggested robust relative to for three reasons: less cyclical demand; lesser dependence external finance; few explicitly protectionist measures so far taken in services.

Abstract This paper investigates the impact of global value chain (GVC) participation on productivity. It uses data trade in value‐added from World Input‐Output Database. The results based a panel estimation covering 13 sectors 40 countries over 15 years suggest that GVCs is significant driver labour Backward GVCs, is, use imported inputs to produce for exports, emerges as particularly important. An increase by 10% level GVC increased average productivity close 1.6%.

Abstract Preferential trade agreements have boomed in recent years and extended their reach well beyond tariff reduction, to cover policy areas such as investment, services, competition intellectual property rights. This paper uses new information on the content of preferential examine effects deep revisit classic Vinerian question creation diversion. Our results indicate that lead more less diversion than shallow agreements. Furthermore, some provisions a public good aspect increase also...