International Trade and Investment Agreements as Barriers to Food Environment Regulation for Public Health Nutrition: A Realist Review. [PDF]
Garton K, Thow AM, Swinburn B.
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Paradigms of justice and the limits of ISDS reform
Abstract More than seven years into the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) reform process at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III, several reforms have been proposed to address concerns with the current functioning of the system.
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TTIP, ISDS and the Implications for Irish Public Health Policy [PDF]
Free trade agreements and investment treaties have the stated aims of promoting economic activity and growth through increased global trade and investment flows.
Curtis, Joshua, Reynolds, John
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Employing the Urban Education Typology Through a Critical Race Spatial Analysis. [PDF]
Williams JA +5 more
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Forecasting volatility in commodity markets [PDF]
Commodity prices have historically been among the most volatile of international prices. Measured volatility (the standard deviation of price changes) has not been below 15 percent and at times has been more than 50 percent.
Claessens, Stijn +3 more
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Neighborhood Influence and Political Change : Evidence from US School Districts [PDF]
This paper investigates how local jurisdictions in a federal system influence each other in the adoption of policy innovations. We look at school districts in Michigan and their participation in a public school choice program launched in 1996. Districts'
Rincke, Johannes
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Der UNCTAD World Investment Report 2015: Die Entwicklung ausländischer Direktinvestitionen
Ausländische Direktinvestitionen begünstigen die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung nicht nur in Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern, sondern ebenso in Industrienationen.
Benz, Sebastian +3 more
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How to handle state-owned enterprises in EU-China investment talks. Bruegel Policy Contribution Issue n˚18 | June 2017 [PDF]
Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are one of the main obstacles preventing China and the European Union from agreeing a bilateral investment agreement.
García-Herrero, Alicia, Xu, Jianwei
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Trade sustainability impact assessment (SIA) on the comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada: Final report [PDF]
Commissioned by the European Commission, the Final Report for the EU-Canada Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) provides a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of trade ...
Bleser, Adam +8 more
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NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization [PDF]
The 115th Congress faces policy issues related to the Trump Administration’s renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA negotiations were first launched in 1992 under President H. W.
Fergusson, Ian F, Villareal, M. Angeles
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