Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

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POLICY PAPERS
How Much “Mega” in the Mega-Regional TPP and TTIP: Implications for Developing Countries
Kimberly Ann Elliott
March 29, 2016
There is no question that the “mega-regional” trade deals in the Pacific and across the Atlantic are big. If completed and implemented, they will cover a large portion of global trade and investment. This paper examines the TPP text to identify provisions that are more or less devel...
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Trade Is Not "Us against Them"
Kimberly Ann Elliott
March 29, 2016
There has been an unfortunate tendency in this year’s US presidential campaign to make trade policy an “us against them” story. It is true that the US government does not do enough to compensate those who lose from trade, or to help individuals and industries adjust to the changes ...
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TPP Risks and TTIP Opportunities: Rules of Origin, Trade Diversion, and Developing Countries
Kimberly Ann Elliott
March 23, 2016
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What I Hope to Hear President Obama Say on Trade: TPP-Plus
Kimberly Ann Elliott
January 11, 2016
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The WTO Turns 20, But Will It Make It to 30?
Kimberly Ann Elliott
December 08, 2015
The recently agreed upon but not yet signed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which will cover 12 countries and 40 percent of global GDP, is certain to loom large as the World Trade Organization (WTO) celebrates its 20th anniversary in Nairobi next week. For US trade negotiat...
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Hooray, Capital Controls Have Won. But That Just Might Reveal the Political Vulnerability of the TPP.
Scott Morris
November 10, 2015
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We Can Finally See the TPP For Ourselves
Kimberly Ann Elliott
November 05, 2015
Now that it has been released, it will take a while to dig through all 30 chapters, plus annexes, and side letters that constitute the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). I’ve only taken a quick look at a few chapters and, so far, my take hasn't changed much since the summary was re...