Trade
Task Force Chairs
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José Antonio Ocampo
Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University and former Minister of Finance of Colombia
Columbia University
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Dani Rodrik
Rafiq Hariri Professor of International Political Economy
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Conventional wisdom has held that trade liberalization leads to increased economic growth, but this idea is often misleading. Liberalization has frequently failed to trigger economic growth when implemented in contexts without adequate institutional foundations. However, historical experience can provide some insight into when and how trade liberalization can best benefit developing countries, and when it is inadvisable altogether. IPD’s Trade Task Force lays out the crucial issues in trade policy for developing countries in a non-partisan, policy-relevant manner. The Task Force examines the successes and failures of trade liberalization in order to develop new knowledge and policy responses to this complex issue.
Upcoming Events
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No upcoming events currently
Past Events
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The Role of the State in Economic Growth in East Asia
03/31/16 Meeting
Beijing, China
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The 2nd Latin America-China Conference: China-LAC Development Collaboration - A "New Normal"?
03/21/16 Meeting
Shanghai, China
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Trade, Globalization, and Development
04/01/07 Speech
Rome, Italy
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The Doha Round of Trade Negotiations: An Agenda to Promote Development and Facilitate Adjustment
11/30/04 Speech
London, United Kingdom
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An Agenda for the Development Round of Trade Negotiations in the Aftermath of Cancun
04/01/04 Speech
New York, New York, United States
Latest Publications
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
10/13/16 Working Paper
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
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Closing Developing Countries’ Capital Drain
04/03/16 Link
Joseph Stiglitz, Hamid Rashid
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Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
12/11/15 Book
Joseph Stiglitz
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Super-Cycles of Commodity Prices Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century
01/05/12 Working Paper
Bilge Erten, José Antonio Ocampo
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Aid For Trade
03/01/06 Working Paper
Andrew Charlton, Joseph Stiglitz
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Fair Trade for All
11/01/05 Book
Joseph Stiglitz, Andrew Charlton
Conventional wisdom has held that trade liberalization leads to increased economic growth, but this idea is often misleading. Liberalization has frequently failed to trigger economic growth when implemented in contexts without adequate institutional foundations. Moreover, trade liberalization has also been linked to increased levels of poverty and inequality, especially within the least developed countries. However, historical experience can provide some insight into when and how trade liberalization can best benefit developing countries, and when it is inadvisable altogether.
IPD’s Trade Task Force lays out the crucial issues in trade policy for developing countries in a non-partisan, policy-relevant manner. The Task Force examines the successes and failures of trade liberalization in order to develop new knowledge and policy responses to this complex issue.