dataset of services commitments in rtas
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Dataset of Services Commitments in RTAs. Juan A. Marchetti & Martin Roy (WTO Secretariat) Workshop on PTAs and the WTO: A New Era Geneva, 4 November 2010. Purpose. Assess liberalization commitments in recent PTAs, and compare them with achievements under GATS - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Dataset of Services Commitments in
RTAs
Juan A. Marchetti & Martin Roy(WTO Secretariat)
Workshop on PTAs and the WTO: A New EraGeneva, 4 November 2010
Purpose Assess liberalization commitments in recent
PTAs, and compare them with achievements under GATS
Based on Marchetti & Roy (2008), “Services Liberalization in the WTO and in PTAs”, in Marchetti & Roy (eds.) Opening Markets for Trade in Services – Countries and Sectors in Bilateral and WTO Negotiations (Cambridge University Press - WTO, 2008)
Assessing Commitments in Services PTAs: Methodology (1) Analysis of MA and NT commitments by 37 WTO Members
(EU as 1) in 40 PTAs. Includes all those signed/entered into force since 2000, + others signed only.
Focus on modes 1 and 3
Looking at what goes beyond GATS commitments/offers
Starting point: Hoekman methodology...
Score of 1 for full commitments Score of 0.5 for “partial” commitments Score of 0 for no commitment
Assessing Commitments in Services PTAs: Methodology (2) ...But the scoring was further modified to take account of
improvements from one agreement to the other. Example:Sector GATS PTA with
Country A PTA with Country
B PTA with Country
C No commitment
Better commitment than in GATS, but limitations remain (partial)
Even better commitment than in the PTA with A, but limitations remain (partial)
Even better commitment than in the PTA with B, but limitations remain (partial)
Legal Services
0 0.5 0.75 0.875 No commitment
Full commitment No commitment Partial commitment Accountancy Services
0 1 0 0.5
Partial commitment
No better commitment than in the GATS.
Better commitment than in the GATS, although limitations remain (partial)
Full commitment Advertising Services
0.5 0.5 0.75 1
Dataset available on WTO Website 3 data files:
Total score per member for all RTAs reviewed “Highest” RTA score for each member across all
RTAs reviewed
“Highest” RTA score for each member for selected service sectors
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/serv_e/dataset_e/dataset_e.htm
Total Score for Each RTA Party
All services
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8ASEAN
Australia-SingaporeAustralia-ThailandCAFTA-DR
Costa Rica-Mexico
EU-Chile
EU-Mexico
EFTA-Chile
EFTA-Korea
EFTA-Mexico
EFTA-Singapore
India-Singapore
J apan-Malaysia
J apan-Mexico
J apan-P hilippinesJ apan-Singapore
J apan-ThailandJ ordan-SingaporeKorea-Chile
Korea-SingaporeMERCOSURMexico-El Salvador
Mexico-Guatemala
Mexico-Honduras
New Zealand-Singapore
P anama-Chinese Taipei
P anama-El Salvador
P anama-Singapore
US-Australia
US-Bahrain
US-Chile
US-J ordan
US-MoroccoUS-Oman
US-P eruUS-Singapore
“Highest” RTA score for each Member across all RTAs reviewed
Overall Results(average for all Members reviewed)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Total score Mode 1 Mode 3 Mode 1 Mode 3 Mode 1 Mode 3
All Members Developed Developing
RTAGATS offerGATS
Scores by Member (sample)Note: PTA score is for “best” PTA
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
ARG AU
S
BHR
BRA
CHL
CHN
COL
CR DR EC ELS
GU
A
HN
D
ICE
IDN
IND
JAP
JOR
KO
R
LIE
MA
L
MEX
MO
R
NIC
NO
R
NZ
OM
N
PAN
PER
PHI
PRY
SIN
G
SWI
CHT
THA
URY U
S
PTAGATS
“Highest” RTA score for each Member, per sector
Sectoral liberalization in PTAs
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
RTAGATS offerGATS
Thank you!