Symposium on assessment of trade in services
In December 2001, the Council for Trade in Services tasked the Secretariat with organizing a Symposium on Assessment of Trade in Services. It was intended to provide a forum for discussion and information exchange among delegations and, in the context of the ongoing services round, contribute to informed policy-making at national level. Most presentations — by representatives of international organizations as well as country experts — focused on growth and developmental effects of services liberalization at national, regional and/or sectoral level. They also highlighted the importance of sound domestic policy frameworks and regulatory structures. The Symposium was held on 14 and 15 March 2002.
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Programme and background materials
Thursday 14 March
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10:00-10:15 |
A. Introduction by the Chairman: objectives of the symposium
Andrew L. Stoler, Deputy-Director General |
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10:15-11:00 |
B. Assessment of trade in services: background
(i)
Relevant GATS provisions Recommended reading: (Chapter 4) (43 pages; 569 KB in pdf format) |
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11:00-11:45 |
C. Trends in services trade under GATS — Recent developments
Guy Karsenty, Trade in Services Section,
Statistics Division, WTO Recommended reading: WTO document S/C/W/27/Add.1, 30 October 2000, (46 pages; 820 KB in Word format). |
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11:45-12:30 |
D. Services reform, structural change and economic development: empirical evidence
Aaditya Mattoo, Senior Economist, World Bank Recommended reading: http://www.worldbank.org/prospects/gep2002/chapt3.pdf |
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15:00–16:30 |
E. Services performance in developing countries
“Elements
of the assessment” (22 pages;
144 KB in Word format) |
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16:30–17:15 |
F.
Trade in infrastructural services and economic efficiency:
national experiences
“Services
reform strategies for developing countries” Recommended reading: C. Findlay (2001), Services Sector Reform and Development Strategies: Issues and Research Priorities, Policy Issues in International Trade, Study Series No.8 (UNCTAD/ITCD/TAB/9) |
Friday 15 March
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Research papers (cont'd) |
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10:00-10:45 |
“Trade in infrastructural services: selected African experiences and the GATS negotiations”
Dominique Njinkeu, African Economic
Research Consortium, Nairobi |
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10:45-11:30 |
G. The impact of regulatory reform on services sector growth and efficiency: experiences in OECD countries
Pierre
Sauvé, Trade Policy Linkages Division, OECD Trade Directorate
(14 pages;
84 KB in Word format) Recommended reading: http://www.oecd.org\ech radepolicy\services |
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11:30
-13:00
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H. Trade in infrastructural services and economic efficiency: Member submissions Panelists
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| I.
Additional presentations
These presentations were initially prepared under agenda item H. Unfortunately, the authors were unable to participate at the Symposium. “Services export capacity in developing countries, especially LDCs”, Dorothy Riddle, Service-Growth Consultants Inc., Vancouver (10 pages; 59 KB in Word format) “Openness
and Trade in Services: Some empirical evidence for the
Andean Countries”, Alain Fairlie, Pontificia Universidad
Católica del Perú, Lima |
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Annex
Reading material (sector- and mode-specific)UNCTAD Secretariat
| Tourism services: | http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em6d2.EN.pdf http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em6d3.EN.pdf |
| Construction services: | http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em12d2.EN.pdf http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em12d3.EN.pdf |
| Energy services: | http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em16d2.EN.pdf http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em16d3.EN.pdf |
| Environmental services: | http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em7d2.EN.pdf http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em7d3.EN.pdf |
| Health services: | http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em1d3.EN.pdf http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em1d2.EN.pdf |
| Air transport services: | http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em9d3.EN.pdf http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/c1em9d2.EN.pdf |
| Economic needs test: | http://www.unctad.org/EN/docs/poitcdtsbd8.EN.pdf |
WTO Secretariat
- Distribution Services - S/C/W/37 (31 pages, 229KB)
- Construction and Related Engineering Services - S/C/W/38 (11 pages, 80KB)
- Postal and Courier Services - S/C/W/39 (14 pages, 109KB)
- Audiovisual Services - S/C/W/40 (19 pages, 144KB)
- Legal Services - S/C/W/43 (27 pages, 176KB)
- Architectural and Engineering Services - S/C/W/44 (19 pages, 132KB)
- Computer and Related Services - S/C/W/45 (23 pages, 166KB)
- Environmental Services - S/C/W/46 (30 pages, 196KB)
- Advertising Services - S/C/W/47 (19 pages, 130KB)
- Education Services - S/C/W/49 (30 pages, 191KB)
- Health and Social Services - S/C/W/50 (31 pages, 200KB)
- Tourism Services - S/C/W/51 (26 pages, 248KB)
- Energy Services - S/C/W/52 (31 pages, 257KB)
- Air Transport Services - S/C/W/59 (57 pages, 472KB)
- Land Transport Services Part I - Generalities and Road Transport - S/C/W/60 (25 pages, 210KB)
- Land Transport Services Part II - Rail Transport Services - S/C/W/61 (18 pages, 153KB)
- Maritime Transport Services - S/C/W/62 (30 pages, 226KB) and S/CSS/W/106 (49 pages, 396KB)
- Financial Services - S/C/W/72 (35 pages, 4.9MB)
- Accountancy Services - S/C/W/73 (28 pages, 236KB)
- Telecommunications - S/C/W/74 (26 pages, 581KB)
- Presence of Natural Persons (mode 4) - S/C/W/75 (34 pages, 255KB)
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- Developments in the Air Transport Sector S/C/W/163/Add.1-6 since the Conclusion of the Uruguay Round > search > help with downloading these documents (searches Documents Online database, opens in new window: allow a moment for the results to appear)