Trade in Services and International Agreements

Course Announcement (pdf - 119k)

Monday, December 6

Introduction & Opening Remarks

• Carsten Fink, World Bank Institute (Introduction)
• Joseph Ingram, World Bank (Opening Remarks)

The Economics of Trade Policy Reforms in Services

• Speaker: Aaditya Mattoo, Development Research Group, The World Bank (paper - pdf 294k)
  • Pre-empting Protectionism in Services: The WTO and Outsourcing (pdf - 171k)

The Current Statistical Framework for Measuring Trade in Services and How it can be Applied

• Speakers: Andreas Maurer, WTO Secretariat and Carsten Fink, World Bank Institute (paper - pdf 264k) (presentation - pdf 199k)

Q&A

Sectoral Perspectives 1:  Trade in Financial Services (paper - pdf 181k)

• Speaker: Juan Marchetti, World Trade Organization (presentation - pdf 32k)
• Comment by Gerald Caprio, The World Bank (via VC link) and Q&A

Tuesday, December 7

Liberalizing the Temporary Movement of Individual Service Providers (module - pdf 273k)

• Speaker: Julia Nielson, OECD (presentation - pdf 550k)
• Comment by Johannes Bernabe, Mission of the Philippines and Q&A

The Choice Between Regional and Multilateral Agreements in Services

• Speaker: Pierre Sauvé, Consultant, World Bank Institute (paper - pdf 307k and presentation - pdf 958k)
• Comment by Thomas Chan, Mission of Hong Kong and Q&A

Domestic Regulation in Services: Economic Perspectives and GATS Rules

• Speaker: Aaditya Mattoo, Development Research Group, The World Bank (paper - pdf 57k)
• Comment by Felipe Hees, Mission of Brazil & Q&A

E-commerce, Outsourcing and Mode 1

• Speakers: Carlos Braga, Trade Department, The World Bank and Aaditya Mattoo, Development Research Group, The World Bank

Comments and Q&A

 

Wednesday, December 8

Sectoral Perspectives 2:  Trade in Transport and Distribution Services (module on infrastructure - pdf 87k) (module on transport - pdf 126k)

• Speaker: Pierre Sauvé, Consultant, World Bank Institute (presentation - pdf 704k)
• Comment by Edward Sulikowski, Mission of Australia and Q&A

Sectoral Perspectives 3: Trade in Telecommunications Services (paper - pdf 211k)

• Speaker: Tim Kelly, International Telecommunications Union (ITU) (presentation - pdf 695k)
• Comment by Mostafa Terrab, World Bank and Q&A

Experiences with Preparing for Services Negotiations

• Speaker: Mario Marconini, Center for International Relations, Brazil (presentation - pdf 72k)
• Comments by Adriana Suarez, Mission of Colombia and Mpho Leseka, Mission of South Africa, followed by Q&A

Closing Roundtable: Services Negotiations in the Doha Development Agenda

• Moderator: Carsten Fink, World Bank Institute
• Panelists:
    Rudolf Adlung, World Trade Organization
    Sumanta Chaudhuri, Mission of India
    Alicia Greenidge, Office of the United States Trade Representative in Geneva
    Amb. Alejandro Jara, Chairman of Services Negotiating Group, Mission of Chile
    Mario Marconini, Center for International Relations, Brazil
    Pierre Sauvé, Consultant, World Bank Institute
    David Vivas, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development