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  GATT-UR and Philippine agriculture: facts and fallacies

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994

  GATT-UR provisions on agriculture have been most controversial. Its ratification depends on the establishment of adequate “safety nets” to protect farmers from the anticipated adverse welfare impacts of the GATT-UR implementation.
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  Rules of Origin: evolving best practices for RTAs/FTAs

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006

  This paper aims to add to the understanding of the issues and suggests a framework to move toward the use of best practice in ROOs.
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  Preferential trading agreements and agricultural liberalization in East and Southeast Asia

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006

  This paper analyses how various preferential trading arrangements deal with agriculture liberalization and examines a few case studies highlighting the provisions on agriculture. It assesses the effect of preferential trade agreements on agriculture trade flows in the case of ASEAN.
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  Deliberating a Philippine-US Free Trade Agreement: issues, challenges and prospects

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006

  As a result of changing conditions in the world market and increasing global competition, trade and integration arrangements have become a part of economic and development strategies of countries. Bilateral economic partnerships or Free Trade Agreements are seen as an option in creating a stable economy and in creating an environment attractive for investment.
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  The Politico-Strategic dimension of the US proposal for a Free Trade Agreement with the Philippines

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006

  This research paper examines the politico-strategic motivations of the Bush Administration’s effort to foster Free Trade Agreements to a number of countries, including the Philippines. It argues that FTAs are being used by the U.S. as means of advancing the trade interest of American business, as well as ensuring its leadership in the global political economy.
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  Agricultural trade between the Philippines and the US: status, issues and prospects

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006

  The paper describes the environment under which RP-US agricultural trade currently operates. It also highlights key issues affecting current trade flows between the Philippines and the US, and provides background information vital for future bilateral agricultural negotiations with the U.S.
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  The impact of a Philippine-US FTA: the case of Philippine agriculture

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006

  The paper examines the effect of an RP-US FTA in the Philippine agricultural sector. Using an Applied General Equilibrium (AGE) Model, it analyzes the impact of the removal of tariffs on imports from the US on the various commodities in agriculture and food processing.
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  Issues and pospects on the movement of natural persons and human capital development in the Philippine-American Economic Relations

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006

  The United States of America is the top trading partner of the Philippines and also the top destination of highly skilled and professional Filipino workers. This paper explores the possibility of a free trade agreement (FTA) that covers the asymmetries of the two countries in labor, services and human resources development, particularly educational services. The existing FTAs of the U.S.
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  Assessment of competitiveness and logistics infrastructure of the Philippine garments industry

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006

  The paper discusses the state of the Philippine garments industry, with specific focus on its competitiveness and logistics infrastructure, and how the industry can make use of the prospective Free Trade Agreement with the US.
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  Enhancement and deepening of the competitiveness of the Philippine electronics industry under a bilateral setting

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006

  The participation of the Philippines in the global production network of multinational electronic companies has undoubtedly shaped the pattern and structure of the country’s international trade since the early 1990s.

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