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The CEPII Newsletter       
October 2013        



The French edition is slightly different as it also includes material available in French only  

Europe Monnaie & Finance Trade & Globalization Migrations Economic Policy Emerging Economies Competitivness & Growth Environment & Natural Ressources
  Focus

Why investigation on sources of resistance to globalization matters

Tariffs and transport costs are not the only obstacles to trade. A legacy of historical isolation and conflict forged a world economy in which neither tastes nor information are homogeneously distributed. Cultural difference and inadequate information manifest themselves most strongly at national borders and over distance.
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  Facts & Figures

$98bn
per year




This is, in the long run and depending on specific assumptions, our estimate of the potential gain in national income for the EU brought by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
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  Opinion




WTO: Rethinking the special and differential treatment granted to developing countries

The special and differential treatment granted to developing countries, a key principle in the multilateral trading system, now appears broken-down. Based on a speech given at the WTO Forum, this post reviews -with a focus on agriculture- why this is so and what could be done.
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ISSN: 1255-7072
Editorial Director : Antoine Bouët
Managing Editor : Dominique Pianelli